Financial Controller

Your new company
A well known branded business in Milton Keynes is seeking a technically strong Financial Controller to lead its financial and management accounting function. This is a high impact role where you will take full ownership of financial accounting, embedding rigour, governance and best practice controls across a growing finance team.

Your new role
As Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and quality of financial reporting across the group. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the monthly group close process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and strong financial governance.
  
• Developing and embedding robust financial controls and process improvements across the business.
  
• Driving the group year end close and managing the external audit process.
  
• Owning the production of UK statutory accounts and the annual report.
  
• Shaping, maintaining and improving group accounting policies in line with evolving best practice.
  
• Leading, coaching and developing the financial accounting team to build capability and process excellence.
  

• ACA / ACCA qualified.
  
• Mid-Senior-level experience in financial reporting, ideally in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Proven ability to transform and uplift core accounting and control processes.
  
• Experience managing group audit and statutory reporting processes end to end.