Financial Controller

Private Equity Business

Salary Up to £75,000 dependent on skills and experience + Package

West Yorkshire location – office based/hybrid working 3 days a week on-site

Full time

Are you ready to fast-track your career towards becoming a Finance Director? This is your opportunity to join a high-performing private equity backed business with a reputation for excellence and growth. Located on the outskirts of Leeds, our client has demonstrated strong results with ambitious future growth plans.

This is a brilliant opportunity for you to immerse yourself in private equity, get exposure to board-level decision making and contribute to a business preparing for its next transaction.  With unrivalled exposure to senior leadership and strategic projects, you’ll accelerate your professional development and carve out a succession path.

Role

Lead the financial operations, ensuring precision in reporting, strategic planning and financial processes / controls across the Group. 

 Key Responsibilities

• Leading the accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll functions – team of c12
• Responsible for cash flow forecasting to ensure effective cash utilisation.
• Develop and implement robust financial controls and processes to support the company's rapid growth and integration of new acquisitions.
• Finance Lead for a new expense system implementation in addition to other strategic projects.
• Support with the development of the ESG agenda.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial systems and technologies
• Ownership of strategic projects

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or qualified by experience, this role is all about high levels of drive, growth mindset and personality.
• Proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar role, ideally within a shared services environment but not essential.  You must be motivated by personal progression with the desire to progress to FD / CFO.
• Strong understanding of financial management, including cash flow forecasting, debt management, and payroll.
• Strong commercial acumen and inquisitiveness with the desire to be operating in a high-growth environment
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

About Us

At IFF Talent, we're on a mission to modernise, simplify, and enhance the finance recruitment landscape. We believe that exceptional candidate experiences and recruiting high-performing, diverse teams are the key to unlocking business and your career success.

With over 50 years of combined experience in finance recruitment, we use our in-depth knowledge, a unique blend of AI-powered technology, data-driven insights to deliver personalised career consultancy and tailored recruitment solutions. Our support goes beyond finding your dream role—we're building a coaching and mentoring cohort to help your professional development and create a more interconnected finance community in the region.

We are not just about delivering recruitment results – we are also passionate about creating positive social change. We reinvest a percentage of every recruitment fee into a non-profit Community Interest Company - initially focused on tackling workplace/societal issues around mental health, workplace wellbeing, gender equity/women in finance, and social mobility.

We would love to hear from you if you are motivated and ambitious finance professional looking for a new challenge. Our latest opportunity is not just another Financial Controller role – we do have other vacancies and we'd love to hear from you! Join us on this journey and let's shape the future of finance recruitment together!

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