ERP Financial controller

As Financial Controller, you will oversee day-to-day financial operations, month-end, year-end reporting and compliance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and robust controls. Alongside this, you will take a lead position in managing a significant systems upgrade as the business transitions from a heavily customised SAP Business One environment to SAP S/4HANA.

• FMCG Business
• Ownership of S4 HANA

About Our Client

As Financial Controller, you will oversee day-to-day financial operations, month-end, year-end reporting and compliance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and robust controls. Alongside this, you will take a lead position in managing a significant systems upgrade as the business transitions from a heavily customised SAP Business One environment to SAP S/4HANA., * Lead project management for the ERP implementation, ensuring full governance, structure, and delivery against timeline and scope.

• Take ownership of monthly P&L and balance sheet reporting down to gross margin.
• Review and approve financials prepared by the FP&A Analyst, ensuring alignment with Group deadlines.
• Oversee monthly journals, invoice postings, revenue reconciliation and associated adjustments.
• Manage and review key COGS accounts, including inventory, bad debts and carriage.
• Lead intercompany reconciliations and oversee formal balance sheet reconciliations for all revenue/COGS-related accounts.
• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Manage finance-related projects, collaborating cross-functionally where required.
• Support FD with ad hoc analysis and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee audit processes (annual and interim).
• Drive continuous improvement, identifying and implementing process enhancements.
• Step in to deputise for the Finance Director when needed.
• Maintain and monitor robust control frameworks across management accounting processes.

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) - essential. Due to team structure, only fully qualified candidates will be considered.
• Demonstrable ERP implementation experience, ideally involving SAP B1 and/or SAP S/4HANA, with at least one full end-to-end implementation.
• Strong project management experience, with clear evidence of leading complex change or system implementations.
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Excel capability and strong data-automation mindset.
• Proven ability to manage change and drive continuous improvement.

• Permanent position within a reputable FMCG organisation.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Comprehensive benefits package (details to be confirmed).