Role

As Financial Controller over the “Record to Report” pillar of WorkNest, you will take ownership of the financial reporting, planning, and control environment, playing a significant role in driving financial excellence across the organisation. Reporting to the WorkNest Finance Director, you will lead and develop a team of accountants and finance professionals, with a key focus on transforming the reporting function into a best-in-class finance team.

This role combines leadership with forward-thinking insight, requiring a hands-on individual who can provide high-quality financial reporting, develop and improve on our robust control framework, and deliver meaningful analysis to support strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with the Executive Team and the wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) across all areas of the business, using financial outputs to drive performance, identify opportunities, and influence outcomes.

Key priorities include acting as a key stakeholder in shaping the future state of the finance function—bringing together finance teams across the Group through ERP rollouts, legal entity hive-ups, and harmonisation of processes. You will take a leading role in the integration of acquisitions into the finance team and reporting framework, and embed a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the reporting function delivers accurate, insightful, and timely outputs that support strategic decision-making.

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum

Core areas of work and accountabilities

Financial Reporting & Control

• Oversee the preparation of the monthly reporting outputs across the various Business Units and prepare a consolidation, with detailed commentary, for review.
• Own the year end close and annual financial statements preparation.
• Ensure compliance with FRS102 and all other regulatory requirements.
• Manage the audit process and own the relationship with the external auditors.
• Oversee, maintain and improve on the robust internal control and financial governance frameworks.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are prepared, reviewed and accurate as part of the monthly reporting cadence.
• Oversee ledger reviews and ensure the monthly reviews are maintained, and outputs are being actioned.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Be a key stakeholder in the annual budgeting process and regular re-forecasting cycles.
• Support departmental budget holders with financial insight.
• Provide regular, useful insight to the Exec Team with accurate and timely reporting outputs supported with meaningful business understanding.

Cashflow & Treasury Management

• Monitor and manage cashflow, ensuring appropriate funding levels are maintained across all bank accounts / business units.
• Oversee working capital and optimise financial efficiency across the business.
• Consult with the Group bank and Group Finance Function as required.

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration.
• Develop, implement, and set clear KPIs and objectives for team members, conducting regular performance reviews.

Strategic & Project Support

• Partner with the Finance Director and Finance Leadership Team to drive growth and improvement across the business and the finance team.
• Provide financial input on business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives as and when required.
• Be a key stakeholder in the ERP project, looking to standardise the ERP software across all business units.
• Be a key stakeholder in integrating finance teams, processes, and outputs on any new acquisitions into the Group alongside full entity hive ups as and when completed.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience and previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a professional services or SaaS-based environment preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience with consolidated Group accounts.
• Proven track record of managing teams and implementing financial controls.
• The ability to exercise strong judgement and initiative.
• Strong delegation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to engage non-finance colleagues and drive change.
• Strong teamwork skills.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Act in accordance with WorkNest’s values and behaviours.
• Take active responsibility for your own career development and performance.
• Have Integrity, demonstrate Teamwork, be Excellent and Inclusive.
• Stop. Collaborate and Listen.

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, the job holder may be required to perform other duties as assigned from time to time by their manager or a senior leader.

WorkNest Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day with each full year’s service up to 28 day’s annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing talks and classes
• Private Healthcare (after qualifying service)
• Electric car scheme
• Free online yoga and breathwork classes
• Social events throughout the year
• Health Cash plan
• Life Assurance
• Up to £15 per month fitness subsidence
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Auto Enrolment Pension contributions after 3 months service
• Birthday Day off
• VITO Days – up to 2 days per holiday year paid volunteering
• Free Will writing service
• EAP & Wellbeing services

Closing Date: Monday 13th October 2025