Financial Controller


Company:	One Way
Salary:	£50,000 to £70,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	PO3
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

Our client is an established multi-trade property maintenance and construction contractor with a turnover approaching £10m and around 80 staff.

They work across a broad range of property maintenance, refurbishment and construction projects, with a strong portfolio of long-term frameworks for:

• Local authorities

• Housing associations

• National institutional clients

The business is well established, commercially focused and continues to grow, with a strong forward order book. The finance function is modern and increasingly automated, with purchase invoice capture and bank reconciliation run through AI-driven systems integrated with Xero.

About the Role

This is a standalone senior finance position with full ownership of the group finance function, direct board exposure and genuine influence over how the business is run.

It would suit a hands-on Financial Controller who enjoys having ownership and responsibility, rather than managing a large finance team.

The Role

You will take responsibility for the full day-to-day finance function across the group, working closely with the board and operational teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing all management and statutory reporting across the group

• Managing payroll and payments

• Working alongside the Accounts Assistant on credit control

• Acting as the primary finance contact for the board, lender and external accountants

• Managing the relationship with the external practice for year-end review and tax sign-off

• Preparing all other finance requirements in-house

What You'll Be Doing

• Own Xero across all group companies and produce monthly management accounts and a consolidated group pack within 10 working days of month end

• Oversee AI-driven invoice capture and reconciliation, resolving exceptions and refining coding rules

• Manage intercompany balances, recharges and licensing arrangements between group entities

• Handle escalated credit control personally, own aged debt reporting and drive down debtor days

• Reconcile applications for payment, certified values and retentions

• Run monthly payroll in full for c.80 employees, including pensions, auto-enrolment and P11Ds

• Produce contract and department-level margin reporting alongside contract managers and surveyors

• Manage WIP, accruals, retentions and revenue recognition on long-term contracts

• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast and the annual budget

• Manage CIS end to end

• Manage VAT returns, including the domestic reverse charge

• Prepare statutory accounts and corporation tax computations for external review

What You'll Need

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or exceptionally strong qualified-by-experience at Financial Controller level

• Construction or contracting sector experience

• Strong understanding of CIS, VAT domestic reverse charge, retentions and applications for payment

• Genuine hands-on credit control experience

• Comfortable operating as the only qualified finance person in the business

• Confident challenging directors and operational managers

• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to provide meaningful financial insight

Nice to Have

• Advanced Xero experience across multiple entities

• Experience preparing consolidated group accounts

• End-to-end in-house payroll experience

• Experience with invoice finance or asset-based lending facilities

• Experience with job costing or contract management ERP systems

• Exposure to refinancing, acquisitions or due diligence

• Experience of public sector or housing association frameworks

What's on Offer

• Broad senior finance role with direct board exposure

• Full ownership of the group finance function

• Genuine opportunity to influence commercial and business decisions

• Modern, automated finance function focused on analysis rather than data entry

• Stable, long-established business

• Strong forward order book

• Pension

• Holiday entitlement

• On-site parking

To Apply

Please send a CV and a short covering note outlining your construction sector, Xero and payroll experience.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion about the role, please contact

Alex at One Way on

07442 070998 or

alexhaynes@oneway.co.uk.

One Way Resourcing Limited operates as an employment business for temporary workers and an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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