Financial Controller

WSR is delighted to be recruiting a Financial Controller on behalf of a highly regarded client based in Holsworthy. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on, commercially minded finance leader who thrives in evolving environments and wants to make a genuine impact.

If you enjoy strengthening controls, improving systems, and partnering closely with the wider business, this role offers both challenge and visibility. You’ll play a key role in shaping finance operations as the business continues its transition into a new group structure, with real scope to influence processes, systems, and performance.

Financial Controller Role Overview

As Financial Controller, you’ll take ownership of day-to-day finance operations while acting as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders. You’ll lead month-end and statutory reporting, oversee cash management, and drive continuous improvement across the finance function, including the implementation of Sage 200.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting in line with UK GAAP / IFRS
• Managing the month-end and year-end close, ensuring accuracy, control, and clear variance analysis
• Strengthening financial controls, governance, and compliance frameworks
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and performance analysis
• Acting as a finance partner to Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain on margins, pricing, and KPIs
• Overseeing AP, AR, treasury, payroll interfaces, balance sheet integrity, and stock accounting
• Supporting VAT compliance and liaising with HMRC
• Leading internal and external audits and managing auditor relationships
• Driving systems improvements, including Sage 200 implementation and BI reporting
• Developing and mentoring the finance team, creating a positive, high-performance culture

Financial Controller Qualification, experience and skills:

You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong technical foundations and a practical, solutions-focused mindset. Comfortable in fast-moving environments, you’ll bring resilience, adaptability, and the confidence to improve processes where frameworks are still maturing.

You’ll ideally bring:

• 7+ years’ post-qualified experience in senior finance roles
• Strong ownership of statutory reporting and month-end processes
• Solid knowledge of UK GAAP / IFRS, revenue recognition, inventory, and cash management
• Experience improving controls, systems, and finance processes
• Confidence partnering with non-finance stakeholders and presenting to senior leadership
• Strong Excel, ERP (Sage 200 preferred), and reporting / BI skills
• A pragmatic, commercially aware approach with a continuous-improvement mindset

Financial Controller Benefits

• 25 days holiday (increasing with length of service)
• Private Healthcare and Digital GP access
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Company Pension
• Group Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance 4 x salary
• GREAT – Reward & Recognition platform, including employee discounts and Cycle 2 Work scheme

Please click ‘APPLY NOW’, or call the WSR Team at 01908 616184 for more info.

We appreciate the time and effort invested in your application. While we strive to respond to all applicants promptly, we kindly ask for your understanding in case of delays. If you do not hear from us within 10 days of submitting your application, please assume that, unfortunately, you have not been successful this time.

We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available.