Financial Controller in Leeds

Spreading Joy: Sharp Consultancy’s Annual Easter Egg Drive

At Sharp Consultancy, our annual Easter Egg Drive has once again brought together our team, clients, and community to support local charities and spread a little cheer. As a finance and accountancy recruitment business rooted in Yorkshire, we’re proud to use our network to give something back—and this year has been no exception.Led by Tom Davage, Senior Consultant in our South Yorkshire office, our team has been out and about collecting Easter egg donations from our fantastic clients. The generosity shown has been incredible, especially given the ongoing challenges many continue to face. Thanks to everyone who contributed, we were able to deliver meaningful support to three wonderful charities in our region: Paces, a specialist centre supporting children with cerebral palsy and motor disorders; St Luke’s Hospice, which offers compassionate end-of-life care; and The Family Works, a trauma informed, family support project working alongside underprivileged families.Tom, who organised this year’s initiative, shared: “When you hear the stories from the people working within these charities, it really opens your eyes to the challenges others face. If we can bring a smile to someone’s face—even through something as simple as an Easter egg—it makes it all worthwhile. Every bit of support counts.” Seeing familiar donators from past years and welcoming new ones has been truly heart-warming. It’s a testament to the kind and community-minded nature of the businesses we work with. To all our clients who donated, thank you. Your kindness and continued support make this initiative possible and help us make a real difference. If you’d like to get involved next year or learn more about the causes we support, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can keep making a positive impact—one small gesture at a time.

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Job description

We are seeking a Qualified Financial Controller to join a national Health & Wellbeing services organisation in Leeds. This position will play a integral part in shaping the next few years of the companies growth as the business looks to expand, and gives the successful candidate unrivalled career development. This position will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial records, managing financial transactions, and providing high-quality financial information to the business. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will oversee a team and coordinate various financial processes, including monthly consolidated management accounts, cash flow management, budget preparation, and annual audits.

Team Leadership: Manage and mentor the Purchase Ledger Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager, Management Accounts Team, and Payroll.
Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation of monthly consolidated financial information, including management accounts and rolling cash flow forecasts.
Budgeting & Forecasting: Coordinate the annual Group budget updates and reforecasts, ensuring alignment with the Board’s timetable.
Audit & Compliance: Lead the completion of the annual audit and statutory financial statements, ensuring compliance with external advisers and regulatory requirements.
Business Support: Provide financial guidance to Senior Managers and Directors, contributing to strategic and operational projects across the Group.
Process Improvement: Identify and sponsor initiatives to enhance financial processes within the department and across the Group.
Ad-hoc Projects: Manage and deliver various financial and business projects as directed by the CFO.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate the below qualifications/experience:

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified.
Proven experience in group consolidations
Proven experience in cash flow forecasting.
Extensive staff management experience.
Experience in managing accounting systems implementation
Experience with improving management information.
Corporate transaction and due diligence experience.
Strong intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Excellent communication skills
Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong attention to detail
A proven track record of producing high-quality work.
Manage external relationships with banks etc.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years’ experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment, finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.