Assistant Financial Controller

Are you a qualified finance professional ready to step into a broad, visible role where your technical expertise, commercial thinking and drive for improvement can make a real impact?

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller to support our Group Financial Controller in delivering accurate reporting, strong financial control and clear insight across a busy, multi-site business.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in getting the detail right and wants to play a key role in shaping smarter, more efficient finance processes.

What you’ll be doing:

Reviewing monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting packs.

Supporting statutory accounts, audit activity, VAT, corporation tax and wider compliance

requirements.

Strengthening financial controls, governance and reporting processes across the Group.

Supporting budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and treasury activity.

Providing clear financial insight to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Guiding and supporting colleagues within the Group Finance team.

What we’re looking for:

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with strong post-qualification experience.

A solid background in management accounts, financial accounts, reporting and reconciliations.

Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and data.

Strong attention to detail, commercial awareness and the ability to meet deadlines.

A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.

Why join us?

Competitive Salary

31 Days holiday per annum, including Banks Hols, increasing to 33 days with service, plus your birthday off annually

Pension – with up to 4 x salary & income protection, with the option to potentially save on tax and National Insurance via our salary sacrifice arrangement

Salary sacrifice benefits – enjoy perks such as pension, cycle to work, electric car purchase, and additional annual leave, while potentially reducing your tax and NI contributions

Access to fee-free mortgage advice

Life Assurance of up to 4 x basic salary (subject to qualifying criteria)

Private healthcare

Comprehensive health & well-being benefits including access to in-house occupational health & well-being resources, discounted gym memberships, employee assistance programme, & mental health resources, and digital GP services

Heavily discounted employee purchase scheme on all Company products

Experience in a multi-site, group, retail, manufacturing, construction or home improvement environment would be advantageous, as would experience mentoring or supporting junior team members.

This role offers real breadth, senior exposure and the chance to contribute to process improvement, stronger controls and high-quality financial insight. If you are looking for a role where you can add value, develop further and be part of a supportive finance team, we would love to hear from you.

Our Company is committed to monitoring & aligning its Policies with up-to-date Government guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace. Through the Company’s value of “Succeed Together” we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of any protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 creating an inclusive working environment and culture for our employees