Apointe Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
This range is provided by Apointe. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
Location: Central Bedfordshire
Salary: Paying up to £70,000 plus benefits
Permanent
Apointe are partnering exclusively with a forward-thinking organisation that is strengthening its finance function and investing heavily in people, processes and systems. As part of this evolution, they are looking to hire a Financial Controller a rare opportunity for a newly qualified accountant ready to step into a leadership role and take ownership of the management accounting and reporting function.
Reporting into the UK Head of Finance, you’ll lead a team of three and play a central role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, improving processes, and maintaining a strong control environment across the business.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading, developing and supporting a team of three within the management accounting function.
- Owning the delivery of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and year-end reporting.
- Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of management accounts.
- Preparing subsidiary accounts for external reporting and ensuring compliance with internal policies, IFRS and relevant tax legislation.
- Managing ongoing balance sheet integrity, reviews and reconciliations.
- Driving continuous improvement across financial processes and systems, identifying efficiencies and supporting change initiatives.
- Providing ad-hoc business partnering support to operations and group stakeholders.
- Offering guidance and support to non-UK finance teams.
- Supporting the annual budgeting cycle, forecasting and wider planning activities.
What our client is looking for:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) ideally newly qualified or in your first few years post-qualification.
- Strong technical accounting foundation — practice-trained candidates highly encouraged.
- Clear communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Confident leading others, or ready to take your first formal step into team management.
- Advanced Excel skills and a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to influence and drive process improvements.
This role is perfect for someone who wants to step into true ownership leading a team, shaping processes, and ensuring the numbers are robust and reliable. It’s a chance to make a real impact in a business that is evolving and open to change.
If this sounds like you, please apply directly via the job advert link.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Accounting/Auditing
Industries
- Staffing and Recruiting
Apointe Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
This range is provided by Apointe. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
Location: Central Bedfordshire
Salary: Paying up to £70,000 plus benefits
Permanent
Apointe are partnering exclusively with a forward-thinking organisation that is strengthening its finance function and investing heavily in people, processes and systems. As part of this evolution, they are looking to hire a Financial Controller a rare opportunity for a newly qualified accountant ready to step into a leadership role and take ownership of the management accounting and reporting function.
Reporting into the UK Head of Finance, you’ll lead a team of three and play a central role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, improving processes, and maintaining a strong control environment across the business.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading, developing and supporting a team of three within the management accounting function.
- Owning the delivery of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and year-end reporting.
- Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of management accounts.
- Preparing subsidiary accounts for external reporting and ensuring compliance with internal policies, IFRS and relevant tax legislation.
- Managing ongoing balance sheet integrity, reviews and reconciliations.
- Driving continuous improvement across financial processes and systems, identifying efficiencies and supporting change initiatives.
- Providing ad-hoc business partnering support to operations and group stakeholders.
- Offering guidance and support to non-UK finance teams.
- Supporting the annual budgeting cycle, forecasting and wider planning activities.
What our client is looking for:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) ideally newly qualified or in your first few years post-qualification.
- Strong technical accounting foundation — practice-trained candidates highly encouraged.
- Clear communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Confident leading others, or ready to take your first formal step into team management.
- Advanced Excel skills and a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to influence and drive process improvements.
This role is perfect for someone who wants to step into true ownership leading a team, shaping processes, and ensuring the numbers are robust and reliable. It’s a chance to make a real impact in a business that is evolving and open to change.
If this sounds like you, please apply directly via the job advert link.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Accounting/Auditing
Industries
- Staffing and Recruiting
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