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Group Financial Controller
Job Posted: 2 hours ago
Salary: £ 70,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: CH5, Sandycroft, County of Flintshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Group Financial Controller
Reporting to: Group Chief Executive Officer
About Us
The Ethikos Group has been acquiring businesses since 2017. Our expert team acquire businesses in an ethical, long-term manner to promote accountability, development, and investment. We are a multi-disciplined technical services group, built on engineering excellence, trusted delivery, and long-standing customer relationships. Together, our businesses bring over decades of heritage and technical expertise, delivering mission-critical technical services across UK infrastructure, manufacturing, defence, utilities, and the built environment.
Main Purpose of Role
The Group Financial Controller will take full responsibility for the financial health of the company, providing strong financial leadership and insight to support decision-making, growth, and operational effectiveness.
This is a hands-on role suited to a commercially astute, CIMA-qualified finance professional with proven managing the finance systems and functions of a group organisation. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the company’s financial operations and oversee the group operating companies financial functions, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting, and strategic input to drive profitability and support scalable growth.
In addition to core financial management responsibilities, the Group Financial Controller will lead the creation and continuous refinement of the financial systems, structures, and processes of The Ethikos Group and its operating companies.
This includes designing and embedding scalable reporting frameworks, job costing systems, and cashflow management tools that provide accurate, real-time insight to the leadership team.
You will take initiative ownership for improving the quality, consistency, and efficiency of all financial data, dashboards, and decision-support outputs, ensuring reporting mechanisms evolve in line with the needs of a growing and dynamic business.
You will act as a key business partner to the operational and commercial teams, proactively contributing to forecasting, contract profitability analysis, working capital optimisation, and long-term financial planning.
Through a culture of continuous improvement, you will drive enhancements in financial transparency, risk management, and commercial accountability across the business.
Responsibilities
Financial Management & Control
* Oversee all day-to-day financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, working capital management, and monthly reporting, ensuring that financial stability and liquidity are proactively managed in line with business demands.
* Lead the preparation and continual refinement of monthly management accounts, job costing reports, variance analysis, and performance dashboards ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and relevance for internal stakeholders and board reporting.
* Take ownership of designing and evolving the company’s financial systems architecture, policies, and workflows to support a scalable, efficient finance function.
* Establish and continually improve structured month-end and year-end close processes, enabling consistent, audit-ready outputs with clear visibility over accrued costs, committed spend, and margin performance.
* Implement robust internal financial controls and ensure adherence to company policies, financial governance, and industry best practice balancing risk management with operational flexibility.
* Drive continuous improvement in all financial reporting processes by identifying inefficiencies, implementing automation where appropriate, and building repeatable data flows across key reporting areas.
* Embed rigorous cash and working capital management practices into the business, including proactive debtor tracking, supply chain terms optimisation, cash flow forecasting, and liquidity planning.
Commercial Finance & Business Partnering
* Provide clear, actionable financial insight to support decision-making across operations, commercial, and senior leadership teams.
* Review and monitor project margins, WIP (Work in Progress) valuations, and cost-to-complete forecasts to ensure accurate, timely, and defensible revenue recognition in line with accounting standards.
* Develop and maintain financial models and reporting tools to track project-level profitability, support pricing strategies, and improve commercial visibility across the portfolio.
* Partner with project managers, estimators, and quantity surveyors to increase financial awareness, improve cost control, and embed commercial accountability across operational teams.
Strategic Finance & Planning
* Collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer and The Ethikos Group Ltd board of Directors to shape and deliver long-term financial strategies aligned with growth, investment, and exit objectives.
* Own and lead the annual budgeting, reforecasting in conjunction with the CEO, ensuring full alignment with operational capacity and commercial objectives.
* Develop and present regular scenario models and sensitivity analyses that clearly articulate risks, opportunities, and investment returns for key decisions.
* Track and report against key financial KPIs, advising the leadership team on how to maintain sustainable performance and mitigate emerging threats.
Team Management & Systems
* Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing finance team embedding a culture of ownership, attention to detail, and continuous improvement.
* Oversee the development and modernisation of finance systems and tools (e.g., accounting software, project costing modules, dashboards) to improve accuracy, speed, and clarity of financial information across the business.
* Identify opportunities for process automation, paperless workflows, and digitised reporting to increase efficiency and eliminate manual duplication.
* Take a proactive role in finance-led change initiatives, systems migrations, or Sage upgrades—ensuring solutions are designed for future growth and cross-departmental integration.
* Maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders including auditors, banks, HMRC, and funding partners to protect the company’s financial position and compliance obligations.
Risk & Compliance
* Monitor compliance with all relevant tax obligations (including VAT, PAYE, CIS) and ensure accurate and timely submissions to regulatory authorities.
* Ensure financial controls and reporting comply with accounting standards, corporate governance frameworks, and industry-specific regulations.
* Safeguard company assets through robust risk management procedures, insurance coverage reviews, and proactive financial oversight.
* Support funding and banking relationships by maintaining up-to-date financial models, covenant compliance tracking, and transparent communication with lenders or investors.
Essential Skills & Experience
The following skills and experience are required for this role.
Fully qualified accountant
(CIMA essential; ACA/ACCA considered if industry-relevant).
Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in a Financial Controller role.
Experience of accounting systems and processes within a group structure of multiple operating companies.
Strong understanding of project accounting, contract cost control, and WIP reporting.
Proven ability to implement financial systems, lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, and manage audit processes.
Advanced Sage knowledge and skill and financial modelling skills.
Commercially minded with the ability to challenge, influence, and support non-financial managers.
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proactive and hands-on approach.
The Package
Salary up to £70,000 per annum with the level dependent on experience
Private Medical Insurance
Permanent contract, working full time hours 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and your birthday off!
Employee benefits and discount scheme
Employee wellbeing support including free 24/7 counselling and legal information.
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