Job Description

If the screening questions aren't answered we will be unable to consider your application

We're looking for a hands-on Financial Controller to take ownership of our finance function in a fast-paced, scale-up environment. If you love rolling up your sleeves and making an impact, this could be for you!

What we're after:

Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA. Solid group experience - multi-entity consolidation & intercompany reconciliations. Significant recent and relevant experience in financial control or management accounting, including month-end close and audit. Exceptional attention to detail, reconciliations, journals, reporting. Strong analytical skills, turn complex numbers into actionable insights. Comfortable managing VAT, PAYE, statutory accounts & external audits. Great communicator, clear, concise, and confident with stakeholders. Thrive in an SME/scale-up, proactive, fast-paced, and ownership-driven.

Why join us?

Be part of a growing business where your input really matters. Collaborative team, flexible working, and plenty of autonomy.
Kraken Works Limited is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities to all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

What we provide:

25 days holiday per year, plus paid bank holiday Private Medical Insurance with optional family cover Pension scheme with a 4% employer contribution, there is no cap on the employee contribution level Life assurance 3x salary Group Income Protection Health Care Cash Plan Cycle to Work Scheme Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental health and wellbeing support Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

Important to know:

Due to the nature of our work many of our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to Government security checks.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Flexitime Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay
Application question(s):

Are you eligible to work in the UK? Can you evidence five years' continuous residency in the UK? Are you fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA? Can you evidence multi entity consolidation and intercompany reconciliations? Do you have significant recent and relevant experience in financial control or management accounting, including month end close and audit? Are you able to work onsite? What are your salary expectations and notice period?
Work Location: In person