Financial Controller | Chesterfield Region (office based) | £70,000 – £85,000 + benefits
The Opportunity
This is a role for an ambitious, assertive and confident qualified accountant looking to be part of a growth journey.
You are joining a business that is growing at an exceptional rate – reporting to the Group FD as ‘number 2 in finance’.
It’s a really broad remit – managing a team of 5 across finance. There is major scope for progression and development and a clear route to becoming FD for one of the businesses / divisions within the group.
There is a lot going on. Lots of investment, lots of expansion plans. You need to be someone who will enjoy being part of a modern-thinking leadership team where the focus is on continuous improvement and growth.
It’s a vibrant office setting and you need to be a confident communicator with commercial acumen and a natural interest in business.
It’s an incredible role for an ambitious Finance Manager / FC – working for an approachable, capable and down to earth mentor (Group FD).
You’ll be getting stuck into budgeting, forecasting, business planning, added value analysis, potential M&A and diligence work, process improvement, MI pack… it will equip you with such a valuable toolkit and range of experience.
Required:
- CIMA, ACCA or ACA ideally.
- High level of ambition, natural curiosity and drive.
- A calm and enthusiastic approach to understanding the levers of success and drivers of growth in the business.
- Outstanding analytical / Excel skills.
- Natural problem solving ability.
- Confident communication skills and ability to work with / influence director level colleagues / board room directors / investors.
- Solid core accounting skills – you are likely operating at Group Finance Manager / or FC level currently within a reasonably complex business.
- Ability to coach more junior members of the finance team (working in transactional finance / core management accounting roles).
Apply now
If you are an ambitious FC who has qualified in the last few years and now looking for a broad and interesting new challenge we would welcome the chance to speak.
Click ‘apply now’ or contact our team for a confidential chat.
Job Features
| Job Category | Accountancy & Finance |

