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NLB Solutions are working with a manufacturing business that are looking for a Qualified Accountant to join as a Financial Controller for a period of 6 months on a fixed term contract. Our client is looking for someone that comes from a similar background and work closely with hands on and dynamic MD. This role has one person reporting in to them and will be office based for the 6 months but this role is now live as the company will be recruiting for this role on a permanent basis in the future. \n The business offers a fast paced environment that is based alongside the manufacturing site. They are looking someone that can commit to completing the full 6 months with the possibility of the role converting into a permanent opportunity. \n Duties: \n\n • Financial Reporting & Month-End Close\n, • Lead the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, and prepayments.\n, • Deliver accurate profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reporting.\n, • Prepare management accounts, KPI reporting, and detailed variance analysis.\n, • Ensure timely reporting to corporate finance teams.\n, • Financial Planning & Analysis\n, • Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.\n, • Provide financial insights to support strategic decision-making.\n, • Develop and enhance reporting tools and financial analysis capabilities.\n, • Perform pricing evaluations and profitability analysis.\n, • Compliance & Controls\n, • Maintain compliance with UK statutory reporting requirements, US GAAP, SOX, and internal policies.\n, • Strengthen financial controls and continuous improvement initiatives.\n, • Ensure completion and sign-off of balance sheet reconciliations.\n, • Manage VAT returns, corporation tax packs, payroll submissions, and statutory filings.\n, • Manufacturing Finance\n, • Lead annual standard cost roll and absorption costing activities.\n, • Oversee inventory valuation and annual stock take processes.\n, • Support operations with manufacturing performance reporting.\n, • Monitor capital expenditure and fixed asset management.\n, • Audit & Treasury\n, • Manage external and internal audit processes.\n, • Coordinate activities with tax, payroll, and R&D teams.\n, • Oversee working capital, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory management.\n, • Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations.\n, • Systems & Reporting\n, • Oversee OneStream reporting, budgeting, and forecasting submissions.\n, • Support ERP and finance system improvements.\n, • Manage lease accounting and reporting requirements.\n\n Person Spec: \n\n • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent).\n, • Significant experience in a Finance Director, Financial Controller, or senior finance leadership role.\n, • Manufacturing experience preferred.\n, • Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, US GAAP, SOX, and statutory reporting.\n, • Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.\n, • Proven leadership and team development skills.\n\n

Interim Financial Controller - 3-6 Month Contract \n Hemel Hempstead | Hybrid - 3 days office-based | £400-£500 per day (Inside IR35) \n We are currently recruiting for an experienced Financial Controller to join a well-established organisation on an interim basis. \n This is an immediate requirement, initially for circa 3-6 months, with the potential for the role to develop into a longer-term opportunity. \n Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will have responsibility for managing a finance team of circa five people, whilst taking ownership of a broad financial control remit covering year-end, audit, management accounts and day-to-day financial reporting. \n The Role \n Key responsibilities will include: \n • Managing, supporting and developing a finance team of circa five \n - Taking ownership of the year-end close and statutory reporting process \n - Leading the year-end audit, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors \n - Preparation and review of monthly management accounts \n - Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the balance sheet and supporting reconciliations \n - Overseeing financial controls and ensuring robust financial processes are maintained \n - Reviewing and improving existing finance processes and controls \n - Providing leadership, direction and support to the wider finance team \n - Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business \n - Ensuring key financial deadlines and reporting requirements are consistently met \n About You \n We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller who can quickly step into an established finance function, lead the team and make an immediate impact. \n You will ideally have: \n - Strong financial accounting and financial control experience \n - Proven experience managing year-end and audit processes \n - Strong management accounts experience \n - Previous experience managing and developing a finance team \n - Excellent balance sheet and reconciliation skills \n - The ability to work independently and take ownership \n - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills \n - Experience of working within a busy, hands-on finance environment \n - A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is preferred \n The Package \n - £400-£500 per day \n - Inside IR35 \n - Initial 3-6 month contract \n - Immediate start \n - Hemel Hempstead \n - 3 days per week in the office \n - Potential for a longer-term opportunity \n This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced interim Financial Controller who is available at short notice and is comfortable taking ownership of both people management and core financial control responsibilities. \n Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Think Accountancy & Finance are working with a long-standing business based in Hemel Hempstead with a global customer base. We are looking for a Payments & Billing Assistant, someone who can become a trusted, long-term member of their finance team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has great attention to detail, enjoys understanding a full process from start to finish, taking ownership and making sure nothing gets missed. You don't necessarily need to come from a traditional finance background either! You might already be working within accounts, billing or sales ledger and be looking for a position where you can continue developing your finance experience. Equally, you could come from a strong administration, contracts or billing background, enjoy the work you do and simply be looking for a great local business where you can settle into a long-term role. The position will sit under the team's Management Accountant, while also giving you the opportunity to work closely with the company's Financial Controller and Finance Director. For someone at the beginning of their finance career, perhaps starting or considering AAT, there would be plenty of opportunity to learn from an experienced finance team and study support could be considered for the right person. The Role You'll take ownership of customer contracts from the point they enter the business, ensuring everything is accurately set up and billed throughout the life of the contract. You'll be working with a range of different services and billing arrangements, meaning no two contracts are necessarily the same. It's a role where being organised, inquisitive and comfortable working with systems and data will be really important. Your responsibilities will include: Reviewing new customer contracts and understanding the associated billing requirements Setting up new contracts and customer information within the ERP system Raising invoices for a range of different services Managing recurring, staged and ad-hoc billing Work with the FD to maintain contract and renewal information Processing annual renewals and contractual changes Raising credit notes, recharges and miscellaneous invoices Maintaining billing reports, databases and spreadsheets Completing billing-related reconciliations Working across multiple companies and international customers Resolving billing queries and discrepancies Supporting the finance team with audit information when requiredWhat are we looking for? You could currently be working as a Billing Assistant, Finance Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Contracts Administrator, Revenue Administrator or even within a broader administrative role involving contracts, invoicing or customer accounts. Ideally, you'll have some experience across areas such as: Billing, invoicing, finance administration or contract administration Working with systems, databases or CRM/ERP systems Maintaining spreadsheets and working confidently with data Understanding different billing arrangements or payment terms Managing your own workload and taking ownership of processes Resolving queries and spotting when something doesn't look quite rightExperience within recurring billing, renewals, reconciliations or multi-entity environments would be particularly useful, but isn't essential. Most importantly, we're looking for someone who enjoys systems, likes learning, has excellent attention to detail and takes pride in getting things right. This could be a particularly good opportunity if you're: Already in finance and looking for a role where you can continue building your experience and potentially start or continue AAT. Working within billing, contracts or administration and would like to move into a finance environment where your existing experience will be valued. Or simply looking for a good, stable local role where you can take ownership of your area, become part of the team and build a long-term career with the business. Interested? Please do apply today. Think Accountancy and Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Finance Admin, Part Qualified Finance, Credit Control and Bookkeepers

Interim Financial Controller - 3-6 Month Contract Hemel Hempstead | Hybrid - 3 days office-based | £400-£500 per day (Inside IR35) We are currently recruiting for an experienced Financial Controller to join a well-established organisation on an interim basis. This is an immediate requirement, initially for circa 3-6 months, with the potential for the role to develop into a longer-term opportunity. Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will have responsibility for managing a finance team of circa five people, whilst taking ownership of a broad financial control remit covering year-end, audit, management accounts and day-to-day financial reporting. The Role Key responsibilities will include: • Managing, supporting and developing a finance team of circa five - Taking ownership of the year-end close and statutory reporting process - Leading the year-end audit, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors - Preparation and review of monthly management accounts - Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the balance sheet and supporting reconciliations - Overseeing financial controls and ensuring robust financial processes are maintained - Reviewing and improving existing finance processes and controls - Providing leadership, direction and support to the wider finance team - Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business - Ensuring key financial deadlines and reporting requirements are consistently met About You We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller who can quickly step into an established finance function, lead the team and make an immediate impact. You will ideally have: - Strong financial accounting and financial control experience - Proven experience managing year-end and audit processes - Strong management accounts experience - Previous experience managing and developing a finance team - Excellent balance sheet and reconciliation skills - The ability to work independently and take ownership - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills - Experience of working within a busy, hands-on finance environment - A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is preferred The Package - £400-£500 per day - Inside IR35 - Initial 3-6 month contract - Immediate start - Hemel Hempstead - 3 days per week in the office - Potential for a longer-term opportunity This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced interim Financial Controller who is available at short notice and is comfortable taking ownership of both people management and core financial control responsibilities. Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

NLB Solutions are working with a motor trade business that are looking for a Assistant Dealership Accountant or Dealership Accountant to join an experienced team to help support and work alongside an existing experienced team. The role will look t someone already doing the dealership accountant role or that feels that they are ready for the step up to the role. The candidates must already have extensive motor trade experience. With a great working environment and senior management team that see their role as supporting and developing new individuals through the corporate structure, this is a great opportunity to progress through the business. Duties: • Daily VRN (Vehicle Release Number) – Each vehicle finance is checked and cleared by an accountant before release of the vehicle, • Assist department managers and staff members with accounts queries or support required, • Assist cashier/accounts assistant with any queries they may have, • Month End routine journals and reconciliations, • Balance sheet reconciliations, • Vehicle & Fixed Asset depreciations, • Accruals and Prepayments, • Vehicle profit reconciliations to then be reviewed with management team, • VAT Return, • Manufacturer Reconciliations, • Composite submission to Manufacturers, • Assist Financial Controller with day to day tasks required, • Assist with external auditor requests as an when required Person Spec: • Working in a fast paced motor trade environment, • Working as part of team and supporting team members as they learn, • Excellent communication skills, • Excellent IT skills

Reporting to the Finance Director and Managing Director, you will drive accurate reporting, controls, and statutory compliance within a lean finance team. Milk VFX is seeking a Group Financial Controller to lead financial management and consolidation across the UK and international subsidiaries (Spa

Goodman Masson has partnered with a high-growth, international tech business to appoint a Group Financial Controller. Reporting to the CFO, you will drive a finance transformation, implement automated processes, strengthen internal controls, and partner with FP&A and PE investors. This is a career-d

SF Partners are seeking a Group Financial Controller to partner with the CFO and lead a scaling finance function. You will own group financial reporting, multi-entity consolidations, board and lender reporting, UK and international tax compliance, cash flow forecasting, treasury, and audits, while d

A finance leadership firm is seeking an experienced individual for a senior finance role in the UK. This position involves leading the corporate finance function, ensuring compliance across UK and overseas entities, and managing stakeholder relationships. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in finance, s

Working with the CFO and Head of Commercial Finance to establish the right culture in Finance.

Moonpig Group is seeking a Group Financial Controller to lead a broad finance remit including external reporting, tax, treasury, governance, controls and transformation. The ideal candidate will bring listed-company reporting expertise, strong leadership, and the confidence to steer across governanc

A private equity-backed services company in Derby is seeking a Group Financial Controller to scale the finance function. You will lead a finance team, manage financial reporting, and drive improvements in financial systems. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with experience in finan

This role is all about looking after the firm’s finances and its finance team whilst our FD is on maternity leave. Managing and motivating the finance team (10 people). Take overall responsibility for the ledgers overseeing the Management Accountant, Finance Supervisor, Purchase Ledger Supervisor,

You will drive finance transformation, manage investments, and partner with internal groups to align with strategic objectives, all within a dynamic, multicultural environment in the United Kingdom.

Huntress are partnering with a Witham-based manufacturing group to recruit a Group Financial Controller who will lead the finance function and support growth. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will oversee all financial operations across multiple group companies, develop the finance team,

Solid grounding in financial accounting and finance, including interest in derivative and hedge accounting concepts. Strong stakeholder management skills across Finance, Risk, Operations, and Technology. Shape hedging reporting and controls and deliver insight that guides senior finance and investme

As a EMEA Finance Controller Vice President within. Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, mathematics, or another numerate discipline. Solid grounding in financial accounting and finance, including interest in derivative and hedge accounting concepts.

Indevor Group is seeking a Group Financial Controller to lead the financial governance across multiple entities. This role combines technical accounting leadership with commercial insight, focusing on improving systems, controls, and processes to support growth and acquisitions, while mentoring the

London seeks a VP Finance Controller to oversee hedging activity reporting, ensuring accurate accounting and robust management information. You will collaborate with Front Office, Finance, Risk, Operations and Technology to strengthen governance, data quality and automation.

Hays Senior Finance are partnering with a well-established and growing manufacturing and engineering business to recruit an experienced Financial Controller. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader to join a successful organisation operating within a complex, projec

Strong background in financial reporting and compliance or industry relevant finance functions. Proven ability to lead and develop a finance team. As a Group Financial Controller in the FMCG industry based in West Yorkshire, you'll oversee the financial operations and ensure accurate reporting to su

Finance Cost Controller About the company This is a key commercial finance role within a growing, operationally focused business with an ambition to improve perfo

Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or in a senior finance position. Our client is looking for an experienced and hands-on Financial Controller to take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and play a key role in the financial management and reporting of the busines

Seeking an experienced, part-time Financial Controller for a social enterprise in Liverpool.

Financial Controller needed for a manufacturing business to manage daily finance operations, provide financial information to leadership, and oversee a small team.

Seeking an experienced Finance Controller on a contract basis for an insurance sector organization, focusing on financial reporting, controls, and transformation initiatives.

Oversees financial operations, manages the finance department, prepares reports, and ensures robust financial controls.

Experienced Credit Controller needed for a 12-month contract to manage daily collections, reduce past-due balances, and improve DSO.

Collaborate with the International Platform CFO in managing cash flow, banking activities, and preparing accurate cash forecastsSupport the development of platform-level accounting policies and procedures, contributing to other key strategic financial initiativesEngage with the Board’s Audit and F

You will take ownership of the month-end process, budget preparation, variance analysis, and operational forecasting while acting as a trusted finance business partner across departments. Ensure that documentation is maintained to allow the Finance Department to track all acquisitions, maintenance,

Reference: 4548554Job ID: 5213016Posted: 2026-06-10Closing date: 2026-09-08Location: BlackwoodSalary: 50,000 (per annum)Job type: PermanentWorking pattern: Full time / Flexible workingIndustry: Pharmaceuticals / Senior Finance QualifiedCompany: HaysConsultant: Joseph WilliamsHays office: Cardiff —

Finance/Accounts Manager: Ability to manage the broader finance function, liaise with internal stakeholders and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis for our client’s fiduciary operations. Our client, a respected fiduciary business based in St Helier, Jersey, is seeking a M

Location: UK - Hatfield | Job-ID: 218913 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Finance & AccountingLife on the teamOur Group Finance Operations function is responsible for the operation of all key financial processes across the Group. Our objective is to provide effective and efficient finance

As Group Financial Controller, you will provide technical leadership across the finance function, ensuring the Group maintains the highest standards of financial governance, reporting accuracy and regulatory compliance. This is a significant opportunity for an experienced finance leader who enjoys o

A leading B2B technology asset in the United Kingdom is seeking a Group Financial Controller to support the CFO. This role involves overseeing compliance and governance, leading the finance function, and implementing robust financial processes.

A leading financial services firm in London is seeking a Financial Controller to lead its Finance team. The ideal candidate must be a qualified accountant with experience in internal finance teams and working with Jersey/Channel Island structures.

Our client, a prestigious organisation in the finance sector, is seeking an experienced Assistant Vice President for their Finance & Control Financial Reporting team. Job Title: Assistant Vice President - Finance & Control Financial Reporting. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a well-establ

Financial Controller - Fund Administration. Lead and oversee the Finance team, ensuring robust accounting operations, cash management, and financial reporting. Must have experience within an internal finance team.

Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit a Group Financial Controller to join their Finance team.

The ideal candidate has a deep passion for systems accounting, a track record of preparing finance functions for public markets and an innovative mindset that leverages technology and AI to build efficient and robust accounting workflows. Driving projects associated with upgrading or implementing ne

Ideal candidates will be ACA or ACCA qualified with a strong background in financial control, capable of navigating high-growth environments while driving the finance function's development. A private equity-backed manufacturing group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Group Financial Controller to

I'm working with a leading global consultancy who are looking for a Group Financial Controller to join them in Leeds, reporting directly to the Group Finance Director. Group Financial Controller | Leeds | Up to six figures DOE + benefits. A background in a consultancy or professional-services enviro

Moonpig Group is seeking a Group Financial Controller to join our London head office in a senior Finance leadership role. You will lead external reporting, tax, treasury, governance, controls, risk and finance transformation, with exposure to the Exec team, Audit Committee and Board. This hybrid rol

Exceptional opportunity as Group Financial Controller within a high growth mid-sized business with an exceptional working culture and growth plans.

Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller or Head of Group Reporting. Finance Transformation & Systems. Lead and support initiatives to improve finance systems, reporting and processes.

Phastar is seeking an experienced Group Financial Controller to own the integrity of the Group’s financial reporting, controls, and cash. You will lead a finance team of three and collaborate across the business to optimise working capital and governance.