Financial Controller opportunity offering broad finance ownership, team management and exposure within an international business.

Financial Controller Salary: £60,000 – £65,000

Location: Harlow | 4 days office, 1 day WFH

We’re partnering with an established international business looking to hire a Financial Controller into their Harlow-based finance team. This is a broad role offering responsibility across financial reporting, controls, planning and day-to-day finance, alongside the opportunity to lead and develop a small team.

Working closely with senior finance leadership, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the finance function runs effectively, producing accurate reporting and maintaining strong financial processes and controls. It’s a hands-on position that would suit someone comfortable balancing month-end and technical accounting responsibilities with team management and wider business support.

Key Responsibilities

- Leading the monthly reporting cycle, including management accounts and cost centre reporting
- Supporting the budgeting, forecasting and wider financial planning processes
- Managing and developing a small finance team, providing support and coaching where needed
- Taking ownership of financial controls and ensuring processes remain accurate and effective
- Overseeing the day-to-day running of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Coordinating year-end requirements including audit,



statutory accounts and tax submissions
- Managing cash requirements and supporting treasury activity
- Ensuring accounting records remain compliant with UK GAAP / FRS 102 and relevant regulations
- Supporting the ongoing use and maintenance of finance systems and ERP processes

About You

- Qualified accountant with experience in a broad finance role
- Previous experience working within an international or multinational environment
- Strong management accounting and financial reporting knowledge
- Comfortable across a wider finance remit including controls, tax, AP and AR
- Experience leading, coaching or developing a finance team
- Good working knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102
- Strong systems experience, including working with ERP platforms
- Highly proficient in Excel
- Confident communicator with strong organisational and leadership skills

What’s On Offer

- Hybrid working – four days in the Harlow office and one day from home
- Broad ownership across reporting, controls and operational finance
- The prospect to manage and develop a small team
- Exposure within an established international business
- Supportive and collaborative working environment with opportunities to develop

If you’re a qualified accountant looking for a broad Financial Controller role with a mix of hands-on finance, team management and international exposure, we’d love to hear from you.

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