Job Description
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - AVIATION
Farnborough - Hybrid working - Permanent - A high-profile finance leadership role within a premium aviation environment
£70,000 - £75,000 + bonus & benefits
Are you a Financial Controller looking for a broad, hands-on leadership role?
Do you thrive in an operational business where strong controls, clear reporting, and commercial thinking really matter?
We're hiring a Financial Controller for a well-established aviation business based in Farnborough. This is a senior role with genuine ownership - leading the finance function day to day, maintaining robust financial controls, and working closely with the CFO to support the Board.
The business operates in a regulated aviation environment, with a group structure that includes an associated hospitality operation. It's a role that blends technical accounting, people leadership, and commercial insight, with the flexibility of hybrid working.
WISH LIST
- Proven experience leading a finance team in a hands-on controller role
- Strong technical accounting background with confidence owning statutory reporting
- Calm, structured, and practical - someone who enjoys improving processes and standards
THE ROLE
- Lead and develop the finance team, including direct and indirect reports
- Own the day-to-day running of the finance function
- Maintain oversight of the general ledger, sales ledger, and purchase ledger
- Manage the full month-end process and balance sheet reconciliations
- Produce monthly management accounts with clear commentary and variance analysis
- Prepare annual statutory accounts across the group, including consolidations
- Lead the year-end audit process and liaise with external auditors
- Oversee corporation tax, VAT, CIS, and statutory reporting requirements
- Manage working capital, cash flow forecasting, and banking covenant reporting
- Lead the annual budget and quarterly reforecast process
- Own finance systems, policies, and internal controls
- Support the CFO with Board and Audit Committee reporting
YOUR PROFILE
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Effective communicator - written & verbal
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing audits
- Comfortable working in a regulated or asset-heavy environment
SALARY & BENEFITS
- £70,000 - £75,000 salary
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Hybrid working with strong flexibility
- Farnborough location
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Enhanced pension, life assurance, and private medical cover
- Additional lifestyle, wellbeing, and travel benefits
