Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Reading (Outskirts) 3 days in the office

£85,000 to £100,000 + Benefits

This is a great opportunity, but first and foremost we need someone who is a strong technical accountant. Someone who genuinely enjoys doing the doing.

We Do Group are supporting a successful owner-managed SME on the outskirts of Reading as they appoint a Financial Controller to take ownership of the finance function.

This is a hands-on role within a well run, stable business with a small leadership team and a flat structure. Finance plays a key role in the organisation and this person will work closely with the owner and senior leadership team.

Whilst there is commercial exposure and involvement in business decisions, the technical accounting foundation is critical. We need someone who takes pride in strong reporting, compliance, controls and getting the fundamentals right.

This role would suit someone who trained in practice or built their career on strong financial accounting, and who enjoys running the numbers properly within a smaller business environment.

It would suit an experienced Financial Controller or Head of Finance, or someone ready to step into that level, who enjoys owning the finance function within an SME.

Someone who prefers being close to the detail and making things work, rather than operating inside a large corporate structure.

The Role

This position will take responsibility for the full finance function and act as the key financial partner to the owner and leadership team.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of the finance function and reporting directly to the owner
• Production of monthly management accounts and full financial reporting
• Preparation of statutory accounts and liaison with external auditors
• Maintaining strong financial controls, governance and compliance
• Cashflow management, forecasting and treasury oversight
• Managing tax matters and working with external advisers
• Supporting budgeting, planning and business decision making
• Ensuring robust financial processes and audit readiness
• Oversight of payroll and purchase to pay processes
• Managing relationships with external accountants and advisers
• Providing financial insight to the leadership team

You will be supported by a small finance team, but this is very much a hands-on role where the successful candidate stays close to the numbers.

The Environment

• Successful and established owner-managed SME
• Flat leadership structure and collaborative culture
• Small senior leadership team
• Professional and stable environment
• High visibility and direct access to the owner
• Finance is trusted and plays a key role in the business

Your Profile

We are looking for someone who enjoys operating in smaller, entrepreneurial environments.

You will likely be:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) Ideally audit trained.
• Possibly practice trained with a strong technical grounding
• An experienced Financial Controller, Head of Finance or senior finance leader
• Technically strong with excellent financial reporting knowledge
• Comfortable running a broad and hands-on finance function
• Someone who enjoys owning the integrity of the numbers
• A clear communicator who can support leadership with financial insight

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being the technical backbone of finance within an SME, where the work you do genuinely matters.