Financial Controller - #2129932

Financial Controller

£75,000 - £90,000 + Benefits
Bradford | Office Based | Compressed 4-Day Week Available

A genuine No.1 finance role with a growing SME where you'll have the opportunity to influence the direction of the business, not just report on it.

We're working with a successful, growing business that has consistently delivered year-on-year growth and is now looking for a Financial Controller to take ownership of finance and become a key member of the senior leadership team.

Reporting directly to the Directors, you'll have genuine autonomy and broad exposure across the business. You'll lead and develop the finance team, whilst remaining hands-on across financial control, reporting, forecasting and commercial decision-making.

This is an opportunity to move beyond traditional controllership and really influence how a growing business operates and develops.

What You'll Get Involved In

• Own the finance function and act as the key finance partner to the Directors.
• Lead and develop a team, creating a high-performing and supportive finance function.
• Take ownership of reporting, financial control, budgeting and forecasting.
• Build models and provide commercial insight to support growth and investment decisions.
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to understand and improve performance, margins, cash and working capital.
• Consolidate multiple entities and provide robust group-level reporting.
• Challenge the business and turn financial information into meaningful decisions.
• Review and improve finance systems, processes and reporting.
• Explore how AI, automation and technology can improve the way finance operates.
• Get involved in wider projects as the business continues to grow.

What We're Looking For

You'll be a qualified accountant with strong financial control experience and a genuine commercial mindset.

You could be an established Head of Finance looking for a broader challenge, or a Financial Controller ready to step into a genuine No.1 role.

We're particularly interested in people who have:

• Strong financial reporting and controllership experience.
• Experience consolidating multiple entities.
• Commercial exposure across budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• A hands-on approach and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced SME.
• A curiosity around systems, automation and AI.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, logistics, retail or a similar operational environment.

European/international experience would be a bonus, but isn't essential.

Why This Role?

This is a role for someone who wants breadth, influence and the opportunity to make a difference.

You'll have direct access to the Directors, a team to lead, the freedom to improve the finance function and the opportunity to play a genuine part in the continued growth of the business.

If you're a commercially minded Financial Controller or Head of Finance looking for your next step, this could be a very good one.