Financial Controller

About the Role

The Financial Controller will lead the financial control function, ensuring strong accounting integrity, timely reporting and effective oversight of finance operations.This role will play a key part in stabilising and strengthening finance processes in a fast-growing operational business, improving financial discipline, supporting operational teams and helping build a scalable finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control & Reporting

• Ownership of the month‑end close process and production of management accounts
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of the general ledger and balance sheet
• Review and oversee balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
• Manage the preparation of statutory accounts and coordinate the external audit
• Oversee VAT and tax compliance in conjunction with external advisors

Finance Operations Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight across the finance operations teams including billing, accounts payable, credit control and payroll support
• Ensure billing processes are accurate and timely to support strong cash flow
• Strengthen working capital management and financial discipline across the business
• Identify and resolve operational finance process issues

Cash & Treasury

• Support oversight of cash management and short‑term cash forecasting
• Ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations
• Monitor payment runs and cash flow visibility across the business
• Support working capital management across billing, collections and payments

Systems & Process Improvement

• Drive improvements in finance systems, reporting and processes
• Help establish scalable finance processes as the business grows
• Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency across finance operations

Team Leadership

• Provide day‑to‑day leadership and support to members of the finance team across accounting and transaction functions
• Promote strong financial discipline, accountability and professional standards across the finance function
• Support the development and capability of finance team members
• Help establish clear roles, responsibilities and effective ways of working across the finance team and operations to foster a collaborative and professional team culture focused on continuous improvement

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong financial control and reporting experience
• Experience leading or supervising finance teams
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial controls
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience working in a service, engineering, construction or project‑based business
• Experience in environments undergoing growth, transformation or process improvement
• Exposure to high‑volume billing or operational finance environments

Personal Attributes

• Hands‑on and pragmatic approach
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving operational business
• Strong problem‑solving capability
• Ability to work collaboratively with operational and commercial teams
• Proactive and improvement‑focused mindset

The Package

• A competitive starting salary dependent upon experience and annual pay reviews
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Plenty of opportunity for progression
• Employee assistant programme for wellbeing and support
• Annual events and competitions
• Flexibility for hybrid working
• Healthcare and medical insurance available after a qualifying period

Equal Opportunities

Linaker Limited is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

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