This fast growing entrepreneurial construction business has multiple sites across the country with a fantastic head office based in East Leeds.

The business have doubled their turnover in the last 18 months, and have further growth projections for 2025 – this is a fast paced, dynamic company on the upward trajectory of growth.

As a result of their continued success, the Finance Director is looking hire and commercially focused Finance Controller, who will be number 2 in Finance overseeing the team.

The role is heavily focused on stakeholder management and business partnering, so it is ideally suited to someone with the ability to build strong working relationships and can influence and engage effectively with non-finance managers.

The business are keen to consider both experience Financial Controllers looking for their next new challenge, as well as candidates looking for a step up into their first FC role.

Reporting to the Financial Director, the key duties will include:

Managing and overseeing a team of 5 staff.
Preparation and review of the Management Accounts
Business partnering and managing key relationships across the SLT and wider business
Review and interrogate monthly transactional postings
Reconciliation of the balance sheet
Weekly and monthly KPI reporting
Preparation of the cash flow forecast
VAT returns
Budgeting and forecasting
Assisting with the annual audit and statutory financial statements
Assisting with ad-hoc financial and business projects
Working closely with the FD in process improvement projects

The successful candidate will:

Be fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA - Essential
Have previous experience in a similar role within the construction sector - Essential
Have exceptional business partnering skills - Essential
Have advanced knowledge of MS Excel - Essential