
Financial Controller
Street Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £75,000 - £80,000 per year
About the role
- Leading a high-quality, efficient month-end close and delivering board-ready reporting with robust reconciliations and clear audit trails.
- Strengthening financial controls, systems and automation to build a scalable, investor-ready finance function.
- Acting as the lead for audit, year-end accounts, VAT, payroll and broader tax compliance.
- Partnering cross-functionally to translate financial performance into commercial insight, while confidently challenging on accounting treatment where needed.
- Leading and developing the finance team, raising standards, improving processes, and embedding a systems-first, high-performance culture as we scale.
Requirements
- Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong post-qualified experience.
- Proven experience operating as a Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager within a scaling, high-growth environment.
- Strong technical grounding, with clear SaaS/software revenue recognition experience and a deep understanding of financial controls.
- Systems-first mindset — you instinctively improve processes, leverage automation, and enhance reporting accuracy.
- Confident communicator with gravitas, comfortable challenging stakeholders and translating financial data into commercial insight.
- Meticulous, disciplined, and commercially aware, with the drive to build a finance function that supports rapid and sustainable growth.
Benefits
- Hybrid-working - you can work from home up to 2 days per week
- Guilt-Free R&R - £1000 towards a holiday after your first year with the team (we'll even cover the tax!)
- Joining a culture that supports your development and encourages growth
- £500 yearly L&D budget for your career development
- Your birthday on us - we pay, you stay away
- ‘Give something back’ - 2 paid days volunteering on us
- Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
- Mental health & well-being support via Health Assured
- Regular well-being initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Public transport season ticket loans
- Paid menopause leave
- Holiday buying scheme
- Comfortable, relaxed office space - office dogs welcome!
- Fully stocked fridge and beers (or an alternative) on us every Friday afternoon
- Company and team off-sites, events and happy hours
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Feel good about sustainability - we're a climate-positive company!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
financial controlsmonth-end closeauditVAT compliancepayrolltax complianceSaaS revenue recognitionfinancial reportingprocess improvementautomation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcommercial insightmeticulousnessdisciplineconfidencestakeholder managementteam developmenthigh-performance cultureproblem-solving
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA