Financial Controller

Financial Controller - High-Growth Industrial & Infrastructure ProjectsLocation: On-site, 5 days per weekReporting to: CFO

About the Business

A private equity-backed, fast-growing organisation that develops, builds and operates complex industrial assets and infrastructure projects across the UK. With long-term contracted revenues and institutional investment, the business is scaling rapidly and requires a strong finance leader to support increasing operational and reporting demands.

The Role

The Financial Controller will oversee all day-to-day finance operations, lead month-end and statutory reporting, enhance financial processes, and support system improvements. Working closely with the CFO and operational teams, the role is central to building a scalable finance function that supports continued growth. This is an office-based position (5 days/week) to ensure strong collaboration across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control & Reporting

• Lead month-end close and produce accurate management accounts.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs with variance analysis and commentary.
• Maintain balance sheet control, including fixed assets and capex.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting.
• Manage year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation.

Systems & Automation

• Develop and optimise the financial accounting system.
• Identify and implement reporting, forecasting or expense tools.
• Automate recurring reporting and reconciliation processes.
• Improve data quality and reporting efficiency.

Operational Finance & Business Partnering

• Partner with operations and project teams to track build costs and capex.
• Strengthen cost control and financial processes.
• Provide commercial insight and analysis to senior leadership.

Team, Process & Governance

• Own transactional accounting quality and accuracy.
• Build scalable processes and document internal controls.
• Support future finance team growth.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA).
• Experience as a Financial Controller.
• Background in statutory filings across multiple entities (10+ entities, multi-level consolidation).
• Proven systems and process improvement experience.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong attention to detail and delivery-focused mindset.

Desirable

• Experience in asset-heavy, project-led or infrastructure-style businesses.
• Exposure to finance systems integration or KPI reporting tools.
• Experience with project accounting or capex tracking.

Why Join?

• High-impact role within a rapidly scaling organisation.
• Opportunity to shape a finance function during significant growth.
• Strong visibility across senior leadership.
• Stable, investment-backed sector with long-term opportunities.
• Competitive salary and clear development prospects.