Financial Controller

Financial ControllerChester | £75,000 + Excellent BenefitsProfessional Services | High-Impact Leadership Role

We are working exclusively with a progressive, values led organisation in the professional services sector to recruit a Financial Controller for a newly created position based in Chester.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a strategically important finance leadership role where you will have a genuine impact on the direction of the business. With impressive growth ambitions and a commitment to continuous improvement, this company is seeking a commercially focused finance professional ready to take ownership of financial operations, challenge existing processes, and help shape future success.

The Opportunity

As Financial Controller, you will be the right hand to the Finance Director, leading the finance team and ensuring best in class financial governance, systems, and reporting. You'll be pivotal in strengthening internal controls, optimising performance, and delivering the financial insight needed to support high level strategic decisions.

This is a dynamic role offering broad exposure and the freedom to develop and embed robust financial processes that will scale with the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the day to day operations of the finance function, including development of team members and driving high standards.
• Oversee month end close, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all reporting cycles.
• Partner with the FP&A function to deliver high quality financial reports, budgets, and forward looking forecasts.
• Ensure adherence to corporate tax requirements and manage all statutory reporting obligations.
• Maintain strong control over supplier payments and purchase ledgers, building trusted relationships with external partners.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to support funding, reporting, and strategic finance projects.
• Identify and implement technology solutions that improve financial processes, efficiency, and reporting capability.

About You:

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with a minimum of 5 year's experience in a similar role.
• A confident communicator with the ability to influence across all levels of the business.
• Proven experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Comfortable driving systems and process improvement in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, commercially aware, and solutions-focused.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.