Financial Controller

Universal Business Team; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000

Job description

Position: Financial Controller
Location: Aldridge, Walsall, UK (Office-based)
Type: Full-Time
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum depending on experience
Benefits: Car allowance or company car, 25 days holiday + birthdays off
Reports To: Managing Director

Our client is a well-established, family-run business with over 50 years of experience in the restoration and conservation of fine art, antiques, furniture, and collectables. As a project-based business, they work closely with private collectors, auction houses, insurers, and museums to restore and preserve valuable items to the highest standards. With their recent expansion to a 32,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Aldridge, they are poised for further growth and are looking for a hands-on Financial Controller to help drive their continued success.

We are seeking a commercially astute Financial Controller who thrives in a project-based SME environment. This is a hands-on role requiring involvement in day-to-day transactional finance, while also leading a small but growing team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in shaping the financial strategy of the business, ensuring strong financial controls, and supporting future expansion. With ambitious growth plans, this role has the potential to develop into a Finance Director position in the future.

Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy & Leadership: Develop and implement financial strategies to support business growth and profitability.
• Hands-on Finance Management: Oversee all financial operations, from daily transactions to strategic financial planning.
• Budgeting & Reporting: Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to support decision-making.
• Cash Flow & Risk Management: Ensure robust controls are in place to manage financial risk, cash flow, and working capital.
• Team Development: Manage and mentor a small but expanding finance team, fostering a culture of efficiency and accuracy.
• Project-Based Finance: Work closely with project managers to provide financial oversight and reporting on individual projects.
• ICT & Systems Oversight: Oversee financial systems and processes, ensuring continuous improvements and efficiency.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in a project-based SME business, ideally within restoration, construction, or other service-led industries.
• Proven hands-on financial management skills, with a track record of improving financial processes.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence decision-making at senior levels.
• Experience managing a small finance team, with the ability to mentor and develop staff.
• Ambitious and strategic mindset, with the potential to step up into a Finance Director role.

Benefits

• Growth-Focused Environment: Join a company that values personal development and internal career progression.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
• Free lunch, staff refreshments, and annual health assessments.
• Mental health and wellbeing support.
• Company vehicle/allowance and role-specific training.
• Profit-sharing bonus through a Growth By Sharing scheme.
• Personal Prosperity Plan for individual financial growth.

If you are a hands-on Financial Controller looking for a dynamic, project-led role within an ambitious SME, we would love to hear from you.

Join an exciting, growing company and take the next step in your career!