https://jobs.co.uk/job/assistant-financial-controller-headstar--a3996a2e-f049-4059-a305-ac899a5876cc RSS feed for Assistant Financial Controller at Headstar. en-gb Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:35:42 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/assistant-financial-controller-headstar--a3996a2e-f049-4059-a305-ac899a5876cc https://jobs.co.uk/job/assistant-financial-controller-headstar--a3996a2e-f049-4059-a305-ac899a5876cc Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:54:04 GMT Location: Leeds | Salary: 10000-500000 Annual | Type: Permanent | £, - £, + % ( - ) If you''re a couple of years post-qualified and ready to step into a senior finance position then look no further. You''ll join a £55m turnover e-commerce business as Assistant Financial Controller, working directly under the current FC with a clear, mapped-out path to take over the role in 2027. This isn''t a vague "progression opportunity" line in a job spec - there''s a vacancy, a date, and a plan. In the meantime, you''ll get genuine oversight of a transactional finance function, ownership of end-to-end management accounts and month-end reporting, and real commercial exposure - margin analysis, forecasting, budgets, stock costing - the kind of work that actually prepares you to run a finance function rather than just report on one. '' : Technically strong with a solid grip on management accounting fundamentals. Commercially minded - genuinely interested in the "why" behind the numbers. Comfortable taking ownership of a team, not just a set of numbers. Ambitious, but patient enough to learn the role properly before stepping into it. This is a growing business that''s serious about succession planning rather than just filling a seat. You''ll be given the... Permanent