Financial Controller

Your new company
Hays Senior Finance is partnering with a well-established, purpose-led organisation in Birmingham to recruit a Financial Controller. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this is a senior role with responsibility for ensuring robust financial control, accurate reporting and statutory compliance, alongside leading and developing a sizeable finance team. Importantly, this isn't just a traditional financial control position. The organisation is looking for someone who can help modernise the finance function, improve systems and processes and identify opportunities to use automation and emerging technology to work more efficiently.

Your new role
As Financial Controller, you will:

• Lead the production of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reporting and reconciliations, capital expenditure reporting and annual statutory accounts.
• Take responsibility for maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements.
• Lead on statutory audit activity and manage relationships with external auditors.
• Oversee VAT and corporation tax returns.
• Lead and develop a finance team, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Review and map existing finance processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and greater efficiency.
• Support the...