Financial Controller
On-siteOxford, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Own the monthly management accounts processing end-to-end, delivering accurate and timely financial reporting to the CFO and senior leadership. Maintain and continuously improve the financial control environment, overseeing accounts payable, receivable, and treasury management to ensure healthy cash flow. Lead the consolidation of group accounts and oversee VAT returns, R&D tax credit claims, and Innovate UK grant submissions while ensuring full compliance with UK GAAP and relevant statutory obligations. Contribute to the annual budgeting process, provide timely financial outlooks, and assist the CFO with fundraising, investor reporting, and business planning. Act as a deputy to the CFO on financial matters, representing the finance function internally and externally. This role supports the CFO in shaping the financial strategy of a specialist critical metals recovery business scaling across two sites in Oxford and the North East of England.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a financial control or senior finance role
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP
- Demonstrable experience owning month-end processes, management accounts and financial reporting to board level
- Experience with VAT returns, R&D tax credits and grant funding processes, including Innovate UK / European schemes
- Experience working with and managing external tax and accounting advisers, both in the UK and abroad
Desired Qualifications
- A strong track record in an SME, high-growth or start-up environment
- Experience supporting strategic finance activity — such as fundraising, investor reporting or financial modelling
- Exposure to international financial reporting or multi-currency environments
- Experience working across global markets
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders in mining or resources businesses
- Familiarity with precious metal markets, commodity pricing or waste-to-value processes
- Experience with IFRS
- Exposure to R&D tax credits or grant funding
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