Financial Controller

POST recruitment
Wetherby, West Yorkshire
POST Recruitment are pleased to be partnering with a growing, multi-entity group to appoint an experienced Financial Controller. This is a pivotal leadership role designed to strengthen financial control, enhance operational reporting, and build scalable processes to support the Group’s continued UK growth and planned expansion into Europe.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will own the record-to-report process and lead the operational accounting function, ensuring robust controls, compliance, and high-quality financial data across all entities.

Month-End Close & Reporting

* Lead and execute the monthly close process

* Deliver accurate P&L and Balance Sheet within agreed deadlines

* Complete full balance sheet reconciliations

* Maintain general ledger integrity

* Support consolidated group reporting

Financial Controls & Process Improvement

* Design and implement strong internal controls

* Develop and document SOPs across finance

* Ensure effective segregation of duties

* Strengthen credit control and debtor management

* Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation schedules

* Drive balance sheet improvement initiatives

Systems & Data Integrity

* Ensure accounting systems align with operational costing and management reporting

* Support fleet and inventory valuation processes

* Improve automation, reporting accuracy, and system efficiency

* Enhance data integrity across entities

Compliance & Statutory

* Coordinate VAT, payroll, and statutory filings

* Prepare year-end audit working papers

* Liaise with auditors and tax advisors

* Maintain a compliance calendar across multiple entities

Cash & Working Capital

* Support 13-week cash flow forecasting

* Monitor debtor days and creditor terms

* Assist with refinancing and funding projects

* Deliver working capital performance reporting

Candidate Profile

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience with strong technical grounding)

Experience within an SME or multi-entity group structure

Strong technical accounting expertise

Process-driven, detail-oriented, and controls-focused

Comfortable building structure in a scaling, evolving business

Strong ERP / accounting systems knowledge

What Success Looks Like

Clean, timely month-end reporting

Accurate and reliable financial data across the Group

Strengthened balance sheet control

Reduced key-person dependency risk

Fully documented, scalable finance processes ready to support European growth

This is a opportunity for a technically strong Financial Controller who thrives in a growth environment and wants to play a key role in shaping a finance function that can scale internationally
Posted 2026-03-31

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