Want a role where you know exactly where it can take you? This opportunity offers a clear path from Senior Management Accountant to Financial Controller.
This is a progressive opportunity for a Management Accountant or Finance Manager who wants to step up into a Financial Controller role in the near future.
You’ll be joining a specialist engineering business operating within the subsea and offshore sector, supporting complex, project-led work across a global client base. The business has built a strong reputation in its field and continues to grow, creating the need for a more robust and forward-thinking finance function.
This is a critical hire for the team. You’ll play a key role in strengthening and supporting finance from day one. Reporting to the Head of Finance, a supportive and collaborative leader who has recently joined the business, you’ll also work closely with the Finance Director, giving you excellent exposure to senior leadership.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning the month-end process and producing full management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, including group consolidation)
- Supporting weekly and monthly project reporting, working closely with operational teams
- Preparing and submitting VAT returns
- Leading on audit preparation and liaising with external auditors
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management
- Improving processes, controls and systems as the finance function evolves
- Supporting the day-to-day running of finance, including mentoring junior staff
- Providing analysis and insight to support decision making and long-term planning
What you’ll need
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
- Proven experience owning month-end end-to-end
- A hands-on approach
- Strong Excel and systems skills (Business Central desirable but ot essentail)
- Experience working in a project environment (desirable but not essential)
- The confidence to support and influence across the business
What’s in it for you
- Clear and genuine progression to Financial Controller
- A high-impact role with real ownership from day one
- Direct exposure to senior leadership
- The opportunity to shape processes, systems and the wider finance function
- Hybrid and flexible working to support work-life balance
- A growing business with strong momentum
**Salary banding (phone number removed) per annum depending on experience