Controller jobs in United Kingdom
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Financial Controller
Appleyard Lees IP LLP
Posted: 10/20/2026Advanced Project Engineer – Electronic Controllers
Honeywell Aerospace Technologies
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Pencil
Posted: 10/20/2026Financial Controller
Monese
Posted: 10/20/2026Programme Cost Controller – Pharmaceutical Capital Projects
MIGSO-PCUBED
Posted: 10/20/2026Financial Controller
Appleyard Lees IP LLP
Posted: 10/20/2026Project Controller – Project Scheduler, SC Cleared
MIGSO-PCUBED
Posted: 10/19/2026Inventory Controller
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
Posted: 10/19/2026Group Financial Controller
BLAST
Posted: 10/16/2026Entity Controller
LemFi
Posted: 10/15/2026Interim Financial Controller
Blink - The Frontline Experts
Posted: 10/15/2026Hire Desk Controller
HSS ProService Marketplace
Posted: 10/14/2026Financial Controller
Porsche AG
Posted: 10/14/2026Credit Controller
Workman LLP
Posted: 10/13/2026Temp Credit Controller
Triptease
Posted: 10/13/2026Project Controller
MIGSO-PCUBED
Posted: 10/9/2026Trainee Project Controller
MIGSO-PCUBED
Posted: 10/9/2026Credit Controller
Biffa
Posted: 10/9/2026Production Controller
HarperCollins Publishers UK
Posted: 10/7/2026Fund Controller – Private Credit
Hayfin Capital Management LLP
Posted: 10/7/2026
Financial Controller
Appleyard Lees IP LLPCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including budget preparation, cash flow forecasting, and compliance with VAT regulations. Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams while implementing process improvements and managing complex financial systems.
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Tools & technologiesAbout the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage and develop a finance team of five, allocate workloads, review work, coach team members, and act as the escalation point for complex finance issues
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and fee earner incentive reporting
- Meet budget owners regarding spend, variances, and forecasts
- Support the annual budget and provide analysis and commentary to management
- Manage weekly and monthly cash flow and forecasting, cash collection information, banking relationships, loans and repayments, and FX requirements and currency exposures
- Prepare and submit VAT returns and maintain tax compliance with external advisers
- Coordinate the annual audit as the auditors’ main contact
- Oversee monthly payroll checks
- Support complex billing and system issues, protect data integrity, and maintain and improve finance controls
- Review processes and controls to simplify, automate, or strengthen them
- Help design, test, and implement systems and integrations such as bank feeds, invoice imports, and Power BI
- Train the team in new ways of working and document new processes while keeping business-as-usual deadlines on track
- Use Sage Intacct, Equinox, Excel, and SharePoint
Requirements
What you’ll need- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
- Several years’ experience at Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior Management Accountant level
- Experience managing a small finance team and leading it through change
- Strong management accounts and balance sheet experience
- VAT, audit and cash flow forecasting experience
- Experience delivering process improvement or system change in a finance function
- Strong Excel and finance systems skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to review other people’s work
- Ability to investigate and resolve complex finance issues
- Confidence dealing directly with budget holders and senior management
- Professional services experience, ideally in an LLP or a business of similar size and complexity
- Sage Intacct or a similar ERP system, and Power BI or similar reporting tools
- Finance system implementations, integrations or automation
- Multi-currency accounting and FX, banking facilities and loans
- Fee earner incentive schemes and payroll oversight
Benefits
Comp & perks- 34 hour working week, Monday – Friday
- Hybrid working
- A supportive and friendly place to work and learn
- Annual salary review
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Salary Exchange
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan & Wellbeing App
- Group Income Protection
- Long Service Milestones
- Social outings
- Vouchers on Christmas, birthdays and special occasions
- Charity events
- Career prospects
- Friendly and supportive work environment
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