Financial Controller Permanent NEW

Financial Controller

Circa £100,000 + Bonus

Leicester – Hybrid/3 days office

Technology sector – PE backed

This PE backed B2B software company has achieved 20% year-on-year growth and is forecasting a similar level of growth for 2026-2027. With an enviable portfolio of blue chip consumer facing customers, this globally established, multi-territory business is at the forefront of AI and software engineering.

Building on its ongoing success, this entrepreneurial company is now seeking an experienced Financial Controller.

Leading a team and reporting to the CFO, the role includes:

• Owning the delivery of operational accounting including AP and AR
• Ensuring the appropriate Tax and Treasury reporting process are in place
• Leading the development of a first class internal control framework
• Helping to guide the reporting, consolidation and FP&A rhythm and timetables
• Cash and liquidity management
• Intercompany transaction management
• Identification and execution of improved use of the existing ERP system
• Supporting the transition to the creation of an inhouse data warehouse
• Partner with the various stakeholders to ensure appropriate use of technology across the finance function, and the wider business
• Lead the automation of a number of manual processes
• Roll out data manipulation best practice
• Supporting the longer-term preparation for a future corporate transaction

This role will partner closely with the CFO, leading critical areas of finance. A key element to the position is the driving of greater clarity of understanding and use of automation/technology to support the ongoing journey of creating a cutting-edge finance function. The approach should be one of sympathetically driving change that is fit for now and for the future.

The successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Experienced Financial Controller.
• Added tangible value within a scaling SME.
• Demonstrable examples of significantly enhancing a finance function through the use of Technology and Data.
• All round accounting experience, including overseeing AP, AR and Treasury.
• Has worked within a multi-currency, multi-entity environment.
• Advanced Excel skills, and knowledge of PowerBI or similar
• Comfortable getting involved at all levels, and in all areas.
• At ease in a collaborative and semi non-hierarchical environment.
• Significant presence of gravitas and communication skills.
• Driven by personal satisfaction of delivery, and not by ego or job title.
• High levels of intellectual horsepower.

Preferred, not essential:

• Has worked within a PE backed environment
• Software sector knowledge
• NetSuite