Financial Controller

Financial Controller, Construction, c£70,000 plus benefits (5 days in the office) Our new client, a fast-growing construction and refurbishment business delivering significant, high-end residential projects is hiring a FC. This is a highly visible role with a lot of responsibility across the business working, closely with senior leadership, QS teams, and site teams, with a genuine scope to shape processes and improve controls across the business. With significant year on year growth since the pandemic, this is an opportunity for someone to take control of day-to-day finance and eventually succeed the FD.Key Responsibilities include:

• Oversee day-to-day financial processes while progressively improving systems, controls, and reporting capabilities as the business grows
• Monitor working capital, cash flow & liquidity
• Improve and standardise finance processes and internal controls Compliance & Governance
• Manage the full subcontractor payment process end-to-end
• Reconcile subcontractor liabilities against the liabilities schedule
• Review subcontractor documentation for accuracy and compliance
• Validate payment certificates, ensuring correct treatment of retentions, discounts, and CIS splits

The ideal candidate for this role will have lots of previous experience in a relatable business, ideally the construction sector. You will have worked in & shaped maturing finance teams, in need of modernising and keeping pace with the business growth. You will need to be a strong business partner and able to build relationships and influence people from a wide range of backgrounds.