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Financial Controller

Job Posted: 7 hours ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Lincoln

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Financial Controller

Location: Lincoln

Salary: £60k-£70k & enhanced benefits

Benjamin Edwards is delighted to be partnering exclusively with an expanding organisation in Lincolnshire to recruit a highly capable Financial Controller. This is a key appointment within the business and offers the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping financial strategy, improving processes, and supporting continued growth across multiple business units. The ideal candidate will be a qualified finance professional with strong commercial awareness, excellent technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to lead the full finance function. This role would suit someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is confident managing multiple statutory entities.

The role of the Financial Controller

Lead the financial planning process, forecasting, budgeting and cash flow management across the business
Produce timely and insightful financial reports, including monthly management accounts, variance analysis, cash flow forecasting and board packs
Oversee finance operations across several entities including project accounting, commercial R&D income tracking, audit submissions and long-term forecasting. Stock and cost control, margin analysis, and long-range financial planning. Purchase/sale cost tracking, margin reporting and financial forecasting.
Full responsibility for month-end and year-end processes including general ledger postings, balance sheet reconciliations, stock management and statutory reporting
Complete regulatory submissions including statutory accounts, tax returns and confirmation statements
Provide financial insight and operational support to senior stakeholders to drive performance, continuous improvement, and effective cost control
Lead and coordinate the annual budget cycle, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and strategic plans
Review weekly payment runs and oversee payroll
Manage financial processes including invoice processing, vendor onboarding, record-keeping and purchasing
Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements, internal controls and reporting deadlines
Line management of a Finance Assistant, including development, coaching and performance oversight
The ideal candidate for the role of Financial Controller

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
Proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar leadership role
Payroll exposure
Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in accounts payable processes
Confident user of financial and accounting systems – QuickBooks experience advantageous
To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Benjamin Edwards, please do not hesitate to apply

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