Senior Financial Controller

Senior Financial Controller

Salary: DOE + car allowance and benefits

Location: Sheffield – Hybrid working (4 days office, 1 day home)

Regular travel to other Group sites will be required.

Cura Terrae is looking to recruit a Senior Financial Controller to join our growing Group Finance team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, technically strong finance professional to take on a key leadership role in a dynamic, expanding group of environmental businesses. You’ll play a pivotal role in providing financial control, insight, and strategic guidance across one of our operating divisions, helping drive sustainable growth and operational excellence.

At Cura Terrae
, we are a collection of forward‑thinking environmental companies united by our mission to make the world a better place for people and the planet. We’re growing fast and strengthening our position as a leading environmental consultancy, creating rewarding opportunities for talented professionals who share our purpose.

As a Senior Financial Controller
, you’ll provide financial leadership and strategic support to your division, ensuring accurate and insightful reporting, strong financial governance, and continuous improvement in systems and processes.

You’ll work closely with senior leadership and operational teams, translating financial data into actionable insights that drive performance, profitability and sustainable value creation. This is a key role for a commercially minded accountant who thrives in a hands‑on, fast‑paced and collaborative environment.

• Delivering accurate, timely and insightful management reporting for the division.
• Driving improvements in financial systems, reporting tools and analytics capability.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations and internal control frameworks.
• Managing month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end processes, including audits.
• Acting as a trusted business partner to senior leaders, providing commercial advice and financial insights.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and multi‑year planning in collaboration with Group Finance.
• Monitoring working capital, cash flow and project financial performance.
• Supporting bids and proposals with financial modelling and commercial evaluation.
• Championing continuous improvement and digitalisation in finance processes.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong technical background and proven post‑qualification experience in financial control and reporting cycles.
• Demonstrated business partnering within a multi‑entity organisation.
• Experience of using ERP systems, preferably Business Central.
• Experience working with external auditors and managing year‑end reporting deadlines.
• Experience managing small finance teams and supporting system or process improvements.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to influence and advise non‑finance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Collaboration within the finance department.
• A proactive, adaptable approach, comfortable managing multiple priorities in a growing business.
• A passion for driving both commercial performance and sustainable growth.
• Business partnering with operational leads across the business.

In addition to offering a competitive salary, we also provide a wide‑ranging set of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days)
• Health Cash Plan (Westfield Health)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Training and Mentoring Support
• Professional Fee Membership
• Paid volunteering day each year
• Matched fundraising scheme
• Green Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced family‑friendly benefits

Cura Terrae is officially a Great Place To Work Certified company! Our culture is driven by our strength in teamwork and professionalism. We promote integrity and treat people with respect. We support each other and embrace diversity to create a place where people from every background can come together and do great things. We invest in our people and support professional development and are committed to supporting our people with their health and wellbeing.

Cura Terrae is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We provide a supportive friendly working environment, offer competitive salaries, flexible working and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

To apply , please complete the application HERE
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If you require any reasonable adjustments or have any questions, please contact the Recruitment team at recruitment@cura‑.

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