Financial Controller

**This is an on-site role due to the nature of the business (retail)**

Seeking a Finance Controller to lead financial operations across retail sites. You''ll manage comprehensive financial processes, drive monthly P&L production, and provide strategic business partnering to retail management teams while ensuring accuracy and compliance across all financial activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of financial processes across retail locations, including monthly profit & loss reporting and month-end procedures
• Conduct monthly financial reviews with department heads, sales directors, and commercial finance teams
• Manage finance staff and collaborate across sales, service, parts, and executive leadership
• Ensure monthly reconciliations of commercial balance sheet accounts and maintain robust processes for financial accuracy
• Produce budgets and forecasts while building complex models to analyse variances and business impact
• Oversee internal and external audit processes for retail sites
• Provide financial information as required by senior management

Key Essentials

• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience
• Expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
• Experience with month-end and year-end closing processes

Skills & Attributes

• Advanced Excel skills and strong IT/finance systems proficiency
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking capabilities
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to present financial data to non-financial audiences
• Highly organized with proven ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong work ethic
• Confident communicator able to engage with all organisational levels

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