Financial Controller – Belfast - £70,000 – £80,000
Downey Osborne is exclusively partnering with a highly reputable client to recruit a Financial Controller within their Belfast Office. This is a key leadership role within a well-established organisation known for its commitment to quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
Hybrid working model
Collaborative and supportive culture
Clear progression prospects
Forward thinking and progressive company culture
About You
Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience
Background in a hands-on, operational finance environment
Comfortable owning site-level reporting and collaborating with wider teams
Technically strong across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
Confident communicator with the ability to lead and influence across departments
Adaptable and resilient, with a proactive approach to problem solving
Your New Role
Always
Lead the month-end close and deliver timely, accurate financial and operational reporting
Own variance analysis across budget, forecast, and prior year performance
Ensure compliance with internal controls and external reporting requirements
Manage journals, reconciliations, and reporting across key balance sheet areas
Drive the budgeting and forecasting cycles with confidence and clarity
Often
Take the lead on audit preparation and liaise with external advisors
Provide meaningful commercial insights to senior stakeholders
Track and report capital spend against project timelines and expectations
Support improvements across systems and reporting processes
Collaborate with operational and leadership teams to align finance with wider strategy
Occasionally
Support business improvement and transformation initiatives
Contribute to system upgrades and reporting enhancements
Never
Struggle to access the data you need, systems are established and the wider team is experienced
Have to explain variances to a seagull.
Interested?
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