The Financial Controller will report directly to the CEO and will lead a finance team responsible for payroll, purchase ledger, credit control, and operational cost management. The role is crucial in ensuring accurate financial control over labour-intensive contracts, maintaining margin performance, and providing actionable insight to support operational decision-making.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Overseeing payroll operations for over 2000 employees across weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payroll cycles Ensuring payroll processes are accurate, compliant and efficiently executedPreparing monthly management accounts and financial reports for senior leadershipMaintaining strong financial controls, reconciliations, and supporting year-end auditsMonitoring labour costs across contracts, teams, and regions, highlighting any variances or emerging margin erosionProducing detailed labour cost analyses, variance reports, and investigating anomalies such as overtime or excess hoursLeading and developing the finance team, ensuring operational efficiency, clear processes, and accountabilityWorking with operational teams to ensure cost-effective resource utilisation and financial disciplineIdentifying opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting, and operational processesSupporting the implementation of improved financial controls and automation where appropriateProviding commercial insight to operational leadership teams and challenging cost performance const