Financial Controller

Description

4. Purchase ledger / supplier management

As Financial Controller you will run the full finance function: transaction processing, month-end, cash management, statutory compliance, internal controls, and commercial finance support.

• Monitor and manage cash flow; maintain short- and medium-term cash forecasts.
• Manage banking relationships and act as primary day-to-day contact.
• Map current finance workflows (billing, AP, AR, reconciliations, retentions, CIS, VAT) and remove friction.
• Maintain and issue statements to corporate customers.
• Build strong working capital discipline (credit control, AP terms, cash forecasting).
• Maintain accurate AP ageing and keep disputes documented and under control.
• Improve data quality in the finance system so reporting is fast, accurate, and repeatable.
• Lead proactive credit control.
• Ensure that all live and completed projects are accurately tracked for retentions, due dates, and release/collection.
• Resolve supplier queries with the relevant project owner.
• Oversee PAYE, pensions, CIS, VAT, Companies House deadlines (with support from external accountants where appropriate).
• Oversee customer billing. Management of the invoice and application for payment process in line with contract terms, milestones, retention % and VAT treatment.
• Implement better processes, automate repetitive tasks, and tighten financial timetables.
• Oversee Accounts Payable:
• Automate repetitive tasks where possible (import routines, bank feeds, statement issue cycles, reminders, trackers).
• Ensure all supplier invoices are correctly captured, coded, and matched to approved POs.
• Support budgeting and forecasting.
• Prepare board-level insight: margin by project / customer, commercial risks, overhead trend, debtor exposure.
• Keep supplier terms correct in the system and make sure we are paying in line with agreed terms.
• Schedule and prepare payment runs that balance supplier relationships with cash preservation.
• Ensure documentation (contracts, retention schedules, credit approvals, supplier terms, etc.) is properly stored, referenced, and retrievable.
• Sit on the management team with clear accountability: present KPIs and cash forecasts, challenge spend/pricing, flag issues early, and drive agreed actions to deadlines.
• Own the month-end close (journals, accruals, prepayments, WIP).
• Set and review customer credit limits using credit data and internal sign-off before exposure increases.
• Develop strong financial controls, calendars, and reporting timetables so everyone knows what is due, when, and by whom.

Requirements

5. Compliance and governance

• Hands-on month-end experience.
• Very strong organisational skills and attention to detail. You like things tidy, documented, and controlled.
• Strong SME finance background, ideally in construction / installation / engineering / project-based services where staged billing, CIS, and retentions matter.
• Experience with cloud accounting (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage Business Cloud etc.).
• High competence with Microsoft Office, especially Excel (you’re comfortable building cashflow, manipulating data, and stress-testing assumptions).
• Able to challenge and support operational teams.
• Comfortable with VAT, CIS, PAYE, pensions basics, and HMRC submissions.
• Optimise working capital (debtors, creditors, stock/WIP).
• Experience running or overseeing AP, AR, cash collection, and supplier payments day to day.

Benefits

• On-site parking
• Annual leave 25 days + 8 BH
• Training & development programs
• Competitive salary with attractive benefits.
• Company events
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding industry.
• Company EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance