Financial Controller

Apointe Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Location: Central Bedfordshire

Salary: Paying up to £70,000 plus benefits

Permanent

Apointe are partnering exclusively with a forward-thinking organisation that is strengthening its finance function and investing heavily in people, processes and systems. As part of this evolution, they are looking to hire a Financial Controller a rare opportunity for a newly qualified accountant ready to step into a leadership role and take ownership of the management accounting and reporting function.

Reporting into the UK Head of Finance, you’ll lead a team of three and play a central role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, improving processes, and maintaining a strong control environment across the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading, developing and supporting a team of three within the management accounting function.
• Owning the delivery of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and year-end reporting.
• Maintaining, improving and controlling the quality of management accounts.
• Preparing subsidiary accounts for external reporting and ensuring compliance with internal policies, IFRS and relevant tax legislation.
• Managing ongoing balance sheet integrity, reviews and reconciliations.
• Driving continuous improvement across financial processes and systems, identifying efficiencies and supporting change initiatives.
• Providing ad-hoc business partnering support to operations and group stakeholders.
• Offering guidance and support to non-UK finance teams.
• Supporting the annual budgeting cycle, forecasting and wider planning activities.

What our client is looking for:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) ideally newly qualified or in your first few years post-qualification.
• Strong technical accounting foundation — practice-trained candidates highly encouraged.
• Clear communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Confident leading others, or ready to take your first formal step into team management.
• Advanced Excel skills and a keen eye for accuracy and detail.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to influence and drive process improvements.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to step into true ownership leading a team, shaping processes, and ensuring the numbers are robust and reliable. It’s a chance to make a real impact in a business that is evolving and open to change.

If this sounds like you, please apply directly via the job advert link.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing

• Staffing and Recruiting