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Financial Controller

The Opportunity

My client is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Financial Controller to join a growing SME at an exciting stage of its development. This is a broad and hands-on role that combines financial leadership, commercial support, operational improvement, and team management.

Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, you will provide the financial insight, controls and strategic guidance needed to support business performance and future growth. This role offers significant exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest level.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Driving Financial Performance

You will take ownership of the company's financial reporting framework, ensuring management receives accurate, timely and meaningful information to support decision-making. This includes producing monthly management accounts, analysing business performance, identifying trends, and providing recommendations that contribute to achieving business objectives.

Leading Planning and Forecasting

A key aspect of the role will be coordinating budgets, forecasts and financial plans across the business. You will work collaboratively with operational stakeholders to understand business requirements, evaluate risks and opportunities, and ensure financial plans remain aligned with company goals.

Managing Cash and Working Capital

You will oversee the financial health of the organisation through effective cash flow management. This includes monitoring working capital, maintaining robust forecasting processes, supporting funding requirements and ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place to support day-to-day operations.

Ensuring Financial Control and Compliance

The Financial Controller will play a central role in maintaining strong governance and financial discipline. You will manage relationships with external auditors and professional advisers, oversee statutory reporting requirements, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and obligations.

Developing the Finance Function

This position provides leadership responsibility for the finance team and external support providers. You will encourage continuous improvement, develop team capability, and help create an efficient, customer-focused finance function that adds value across the business.

Improving Systems and Processes

You will identify opportunities to enhance reporting, controls and business processes through better use of systems and technology. A proactive approach to continuous improvement will be essential in helping the organisation operate efficiently and scale effectively.

About You

Were looking for a qualified accountant who combines strong technical expertise with commercial awareness and a practical, hands-on approach.

You will likely bring:

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or QBE with relevant sector experience.
Previous experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior finance position
Strong financial reporting, management accounting and budgeting expertise
Experience managing cash flow and improving financial controls
The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
Experience leading, mentoring and developing finance staff
A proactive mindset with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become a key member of the leadership team within a dynamic SME environment. Youll have the autonomy to shape the finance function, influence strategic decisions, and play a vital role in supporting the next phase of business growth.

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Financial Controller

The Opportunity

My client is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Financial Controller to join a growing SME at an exciting stage of its development. This is a broad and hands-on role that combines financial leadership, commercial support, operational improvement, and team management.

Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, you will provide the financial insight, controls and strategic guidance needed to support business performance and future growth. This role offers significant exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest level.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Driving Financial Performance

You will take ownership of the company's financial reporting framework, ensuring management receives accurate, timely and meaningful information to support decision-making. This includes producing monthly management accounts, analysing business performance, identifying trends, and providing recommendations that contribute to achieving business objectives.

Leading Planning and Forecasting

A key aspect of the role will be coordinating budgets, forecasts and financial plans across the business. You will work collaboratively with operational stakeholders to understand business requirements, evaluate risks and opportunities, and ensure financial plans remain aligned with company goals.

Managing Cash and Working Capital

You will oversee the financial health of the organisation through effective cash flow management. This includes monitoring working capital, maintaining robust forecasting processes, supporting funding requirements and ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place to support day-to-day operations.

Ensuring Financial Control and Compliance

The Financial Controller will play a central role in maintaining strong governance and financial discipline. You will manage relationships with external auditors and professional advisers, oversee statutory reporting requirements, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and obligations.

Developing the Finance Function

This position provides leadership responsibility for the finance team and external support providers. You will encourage continuous improvement, develop team capability, and help create an efficient, customer-focused finance function that adds value across the business.

Improving Systems and Processes

You will identify opportunities to enhance reporting, controls and business processes through better use of systems and technology. A proactive approach to continuous improvement will be essential in helping the organisation operate efficiently and scale effectively.

About You

Were looking for a qualified accountant who combines strong technical expertise with commercial awareness and a practical, hands-on approach.

You will likely bring:

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or QBE with relevant sector experience.
Previous experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior finance position
Strong financial reporting, management accounting and budgeting expertise
Experience managing cash flow and improving financial controls
The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
Experience leading, mentoring and developing finance staff
A proactive mindset with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become a key member of the leadership team within a dynamic SME environment. Youll have the autonomy to shape the finance function, influence strategic decisions, and play a vital role in supporting the next phase of business growth.

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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.

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A growing and well-established business is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee its finance operations in a hands on all encompassing role.

You'll play a key role in maintaining financial control, delivering insightful reporting, and supporting business decision-making.

The Opportunity

Reporting into senior management, you will take responsibility for the smooth running of the finance department while leading a small finance support team. This position offers broad exposure across financial reporting, compliance, payroll coordination, cash management, budgeting, and business performance analysis.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the finance function on a daily basis
* Supervise and support a small finance team
* Monitor liquidity and prepare forward-looking cash flow forecasts
* Oversee supplier payments and ensure effective working capital management
* Coordinate payroll data and submissions
* Manage indirect tax reporting and submissions
* Perform balance sheet reviews and ensure account reconciliations are completed accurately
* Ensure all statutory and regulatory obligations are met
* Produce monthly management reports with analysis and performance commentary
* Drive annual budgeting and forecasting processes
* Deliver regular financial updates and insights to senior stakeholders
* Support the year-end process and preparation of statutory financial information
* Undertake project and ad-hoc financial analysis as required

About You
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or Qualified by experience.
* Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment
* Managing a Finance function in a SME environment
* Manufacturing, engineering, or product-based industry experience would be advantageous
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail

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Financial Controller
Location: Northamptonshire

The Opportunity

My client is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Financial Controller to join a growing SME at an exciting stage of its development. This is a broad and hands-on role that combines financial leadership, commercial support, operational improvement, and team management.

Working closely with the Managing Director and wider leadership team, you will provide the financial insight, controls and strategic guidance needed to support business performance and future growth. This role offers significant exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest level.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Driving Financial Performance

You will take ownership of the company financial reporting framework, ensuring management receives accurate, timely and meaningful information to support decision-making. This includes producing monthly management accounts, analysing business performance, identifying trends, and providing recommendations that contribute to achieving business objectives.

Leading Planning and Forecasting

A key aspect of the role will be coordinating budgets, forecasts and financial plans across the business. You will work collaboratively with operational stakeholders to understand business requirements, evaluate risks and opportunities, and ensure financial plans remain aligned with company goals.

Managing Cash and Working Capital

You will oversee the financial health of the organisation through effective cash flow management. This includes monitoring working capital, maintaining robust forecasting processes, supporting funding requirements and ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place to support day-to-day operations.

Ensuring Financial Control and Compliance

The Financial Controller will play a central role in maintaining strong governance and financial discipline. You will manage relationships with external auditors and professional advisers, oversee statutory reporting requirements, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and obligations.

Developing the Finance Function

This position provides leadership responsibility for the finance team and external support providers. You will encourage continuous improvement, develop team capability, and help create an efficient, customer-focused finance function that adds value across the business.

Improving Systems and Processes

You will identify opportunities to enhance reporting, controls and business processes through better use of systems and technology. A proactive approach to continuous improvement will be essential in helping the organisation operate efficiently and scale effectively.

About You

Were looking for a qualified accountant who combines strong technical expertise with commercial awareness and a practical, hands-on approach.

You will likely bring:

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or QBE with extensive relevant experience.
Previous experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior finance position
Strong financial reporting, management accounting and budgeting expertise
Experience managing cash flow and improving financial controls
The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
Experience leading, mentoring and developing finance staff
A proactive mindset with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become a key member of the leadership team within a dynamic SME environment. You'll have the autonomy to shape the finance function, influence strategic decisions, and play a vital role in supporting the next phase of business growth.

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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.

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My client is a family-oriented business based in Daventry looking for a motivated and organised Assistant Accountant to join their friendly team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and wants to be involved in all aspects of finance within a small business environment.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in the day-to-day financial operations while supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Managing the Accounts Payable (AP) function, including processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs.Managing the Accounts Receivable (AR) function, including raising sales invoices, allocating receipts and chasing outstanding payments.Performing bank, supplier and customer account reconciliations.Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring transactions are recorded correctly.Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.Supporting month-end and year-end processes.Processing journals, accruals and prepayments where required.Assisting with cash flow reporting and financial analysis.Liaising with suppliers, customers and internal departments to resolve finance queries.Supporting continuous improvements to finance processes and procedures.Providing general administrative support to the finance function as required.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

AAT Qualified or QBE with extensive relevant experienceGood working knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.Experience carrying out reconciliations.An understanding of month-end processes and management accounts.Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, experience with SAP would be advantageous.A proactive attitude and the ability to work independently as well as part of a small team.

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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.

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