Group Financial Controller

Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing organisation to recruit a Group Financial Controller.

This is a senior finance leadership role with responsibility for financial control, group reporting, compliance and the continued development of the finance function.

Why join our client

Our client is an ambitious organisation entering its next stage of growth. With increasing scale comes the need for strong financial foundations, better processes and clear, reliable reporting.

As Group Financial Controller, you’ll work closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team, giving you the opportunity to shape how financial control operates across the group. You’ll have the autonomy to strengthen processes, develop the team and make sure finance is ready to support future growth.

How you’ll make an impact

• Lead the month-end and year-end close across multiple entities
• Own group reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements
• Strengthen balance sheet controls, reconciliations and financial governance
• Manage statutory reporting, tax compliance and the external audit process
• Oversee transactional finance, including AP, AR, banking and payroll interfaces
• Improve cash management, cash flow reporting and treasury processes
• Partner with FP&A to connect actual performance with budgets and forecasts
• Provide technical accounting guidance to finance and senior stakeholders
• Develop financial systems, controls and reporting as the organisation grows
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline finance processes
• Lead, coach and develop the finance team, creating clear ownership and accountability

Why you’re a great fit

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong technical accounting and consolidated reporting experience
• Confident managing month-end, year-end and statutory reporting
• Experience leading external audits and maintaining strong financial controls
• Comfortable operating within a multi-entity or growing organisation
• Good understanding of cash management and treasury
• Experience improving finance systems, processes and controls
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing finance teams

What you’ll get in return

As Group Financial Controller, you’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing finance function while working closely with senior leadership.

• £80,000–£85,000 salary
• Hybrid working
• 1 day per week in the Exeter office
• 1 day every fortnight in the Truro office
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days after five years, plus bank holidays
• Employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare after one year
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Significant scope to improve systems, processes and financial controls

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Senior Management Accountant

Core3 is delighted to be working with an established not-for-profit organisation in Bristol to recruit a Senior Management Accountant.

Why join our client

This is a varied role for someone who wants more than just producing the monthly numbers. You’ll have the chance to influence how finance supports the wider organisation, improve the quality of reporting and help strengthen the way financial information is used.

You’ll also have scope to develop your leadership experience, support colleagues across the finance team and play a part in improving systems, processes and controls.

How you’ll make an impact

• Work with stakeholders across the organisation to improve financial understanding
• Deliver clear management reporting and explain the story behind the numbers
• Support budgeting and forecasting activity across the organisation
• Take ownership of key areas of the month-end process
• Review financial performance and highlight risks, trends and areas for action
• Strengthen financial controls and improve the quality of accounting information
• Support year-end preparation and external audit requirements
• Identify opportunities to simplify reporting and improve finance processes
• Contribute to systems improvements and better use of financial data
• Support and develop colleagues within the finance team
  
  

Why you’re a great fit

• Qualified or finalist accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong background in management accounting and financial reporting
• Confident preparing and interpreting management information
• Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial control
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Comfortable managing priorities and working to deadlines
• Interested in process improvement and finding better ways of working
• Keen to broaden your leadership and people management experience
• Collaborative, practical and confident taking ownership
  
  

What you’ll get in return

As Senior Management Accountant, you’ll join a supportive not-for-profit organisation where you can build on your technical experience while gaining broader exposure across reporting, planning, stakeholder management and team development.

• £50,000–£55,000 salary
• Hybrid working in Bristol
• Opportunity to build leadership and people management experience
• Broad exposure across finance and the wider organisation
• Scope to influence reporting and process improvements
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We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Purchase Ledger Team Leader | £35,000–£45,000 | Westbury, Wiltshire | Permanent

Core3 are looking for a Purchase Ledger Team Leader to join an established organisation based in Westbury, Wiltshire. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys developing people, improving processes and making sure a busy purchase ledger function runs smoothly.

Salary: £35,000–£45,000
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm.

Why join our client

Our client is an established organisation that puts real focus on its people, development and creating a supportive place to work. You’ll join a collaborative finance team where good ideas are welcomed and people are encouraged to progress.

As Purchase Ledger Team Leader in Westbury, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how the team works while remaining close to the day-to-day detail.

How you’ll make an impact

• Lead the Purchase Ledger team, keeping workloads organised and deadlines on track.
• Support the Finance Manager as a trusted point of contact for purchase ledger matters.
• Deliver an accurate and efficient month-end close across multiple ledgers.
• Improve processes and controls to strengthen accuracy and efficiency.
• Produce clear aged creditor reporting, verification analysis and duplicate invoice checks.
• Oversee supplier statement reconciliations and resolve outstanding queries.
• Manage key supplier accounts, payments and invoice administration.
• Coach team members through regular 1:1s, training and performance conversations.
• Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues promptly.

Why you’re a great fit

You’ll be an experienced Purchase Ledger professional with the confidence to lead, support and develop others. You’ll be comfortable working across multiple businesses and understand the importance of strong financial control.

You’ll also bring strong Excel skills, clear communication and the ability to organise, delegate and solve problems. A professional, customer-focused approach will be important.

What you’ll get in return

As Purchase Ledger Team Leader, you’ll join a business that takes employee wellbeing, recognition and career development seriously.

• £35,000–£45,000 salary
• 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Your birthday off
• Auto-enrolment pension
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support
• Training and career development opportunities
• Long-service and employee recognition programmes
• Death in service benefit

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact jackie@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Product Safety & Regulatory Associate | c.£100,000 + bonus & long-term incentive | London (Hybrid, 3 days) | Permanent

There aren't many lawyers specialising in product safety and technology regulation. That's exactly what makes this opportunity interesting.

We're working with a leading international law firm looking for a Product Safety & Regulatory Associate to join its specialist London team. You'll work where law and technology meet, advising on AI, software, connected devices and complex hardware as regulation continues to develop.

Why join our client

This is a niche team within an established international law firm, with the cross-border reach to handle complex regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions.

The work is specialist, varied and increasingly important. You'll get meaningful client exposure early, alongside experienced lawyers who will invest time in helping you build your own expertise and reputation.

As a Product Safety & Regulatory Associate in London, you'll also have the chance to develop a genuine niche in an area where experienced lawyers remain relatively scarce.

How you'll make an impact

You'll spend most of your time on advisory work, with contentious regulatory matters making up the balance. You'll:

• Advise on product safety and regulatory frameworks covering hardware, software and AI.
• Support product launches and help clients understand complex compliance requirements.
• Build and improve regulatory compliance programmes and governance frameworks.
• Guide clients through investigations, enforcement action and product recalls.
• Liaise directly with regulators and support responses to regulatory requests.
• Interpret new legislation and turn it into clear, commercially useful advice.
• Work closely with technical specialists to understand how products actually operate.
• Support international matters involving products sold across multiple markets.

Why you're a great fit

You'll be a qualified solicitor, likely around 2 to 3 PQE, with strong experience interpreting regulation and applying it to real client problems.

Product safety experience isn't essential. A background in another regulatory practice, including life sciences, medical devices, consumer protection or digital regulation, could translate well.

What matters most is your genuine interest in technology. You don't need an engineering or computer science degree, but you should enjoy understanding how AI, software and physical products work. You'll be comfortable having detailed conversations with technical people rather than treating the technology as someone else's problem.

If you're looking primarily for courtroom litigation, this probably isn't the right move. The contentious work is focused much more heavily on regulators, investigations, enforcement and resolving issues before they reach court.

What you'll get in return

As a Product Safety & Regulatory Associate, you'll join a supportive team that takes flexibility and career development seriously.

• Salary from around £100,000, subject to experience and final confirmation.
• Hybrid working with 3 days a week in the London office.
• Firm-wide profit share.
• Discretionary bonus, subject to performance and eligibility.
• Long-term incentive.
• Chargeable-hours target of 1,350 hours.
• Genuine flexibility around how you manage your working day.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact jackie@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.
Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Management Accountant

Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing organisation in Bristol to recruit a Management Accountant to join its finance team.

Why join our client

This is a broad Management Accountant role with real ownership of the commercial numbers. You’ll take responsibility for revenue, margin, commissions and intercompany accounting, making sure the numbers are accurate and delivered to tight month-end deadlines.

It’s a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys getting beneath the numbers rather than simply producing them. With significant growth planned, you’ll also be encouraged to challenge existing processes and find more scalable ways of working as the volume and complexity of finance activity increases.

How you’ll make an impact

• Own revenue recognition and monthly revenue accruals across multiple income streams
• Analyse margins and investigate movements across different areas of the business
• Manage payroll and cost accruals to ensure accurate profitability reporting
• Review cost allocations and challenge whether costs are being reported appropriately
• Take ownership of commission and bonus calculations, ensuring accuracy before payment
• Reconcile billing, payroll and key balance sheet accounts as part of month-end close
• Manage intercompany accounting and ensure balances reconcile across multiple entities
• Support transfer pricing calculations and associated reporting
• Deliver key management accounting activities to demanding month-end deadlines
• Improve financial models and processes to make reporting more efficient and scalable
• Provide clear explanations of financial calculations to stakeholders across the business
• Provide wider month-end and finance operations cover when required

Why you’re a great fit

• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience, with ACA, ACCA or CIMA backgrounds welcomed
• Strong management accounting experience, particularly around revenue and margin
• Experience working across multi-entity or multi-currency environments
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with complex financial models
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Comfortable owning calculations where accuracy has a direct impact on business performance and payments
• Confident explaining financial information and challenging stakeholders when required
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver against tight month-end deadlines
• Naturally curious about how processes work and keen to improve rather than simply maintain them
• Comfortable working within a growing business where processes will continue to evolve

What you’ll get in return

As Management Accountant, you’ll join a growing finance team where you can take genuine ownership of the numbers while gaining broad commercial exposure.

• £50,000 - £60,000
• 20% target bonus
• 5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days holiday + Birthday

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Financial Accountant

Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing organisation in Bristol to recruit a Financial Accountant to join its finance team.

Why join our client

This is a hands-on Financial Accountant role with real ownership across month-end, payroll, compliance and year-end activity. You’ll work closely with the Finance Director and play a central role in making sure the core finance operation runs accurately and on time.

It’s a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys detail, takes ownership of deadlines and wants broad exposure across financial accounting, audit, tax and transactional finance.

How you’ll make an impact

• Own key elements of the month-end close across multiple entities
• Prepare prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage end-to-end payroll activity, including pensions and year-end submissions
• Complete VAT returns and support wider tax and compliance requirements
• Prepare year-end schedules and support the external audit process
• Act as a day-to-day contact for auditors during planning and fieldwork
• Review aged debt and support credit control activity
• Review purchase and sales ledger activity, identifying coding or VAT issues
• Provide technical review and support across the wider finance team
• Support payments, cash flow and wider finance operations when required

Why you’re a great fit

• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience
• Strong month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation experience
• End-to-end payroll experience, including pensions and year-end reporting
• Good understanding of VAT and financial compliance
• Experience preparing year-end schedules and supporting audit activity
• Comfortable reviewing ledger activity and challenging inaccuracies
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working to fixed deadlines
• Experience working across multiple entities would be beneficial
• Exposure to Xero, receivables finance or multi-currency environments would be useful

What you’ll get in return

As Financial Accountant, you’ll join a growing finance team where you’ll have broad exposure and the opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership.

• £55,000 - £65,000
• 20% target bonus
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Hybrid working 2 days a week
• 25 days holiday + Birthday

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.

Management Accountant

Core3 is thrilled to announce an exclusive recruitment opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our market leading client's finance team.

Why join our client?

Our client is committed to building a more sustainable future and recognise that a diverse workforce is key to our growth and development. They also aim to foster a culture that values openness, transparency and individual achievement.

How you'll make an impact?

The Management Accountant will provide accurate and timely information to the internal stakeholders. The role holder will be the key person in the production of the monthly management accounts for allocated process areas, and as such will actively seek to improve processes and reports, while also providing clarity on the balance sheet position through the completion of account reconciliations

• Prepare accurate, timely and cost effective management accounting information and highlight variances so that management can take effective action to improve operating performance
• Take a leading role in the collation of budget and forecast template information for designated management units and the subsequent analysis
• Support senior management accountants with more complex tasks
• Complete full reconciliations of balance sheet accounts for area of responsibility
• Actively seek, propose and implement process improvements in area of responsibility and department, using application of judgement to achieve and implement
• Build effective working relationships, and advise the business using technical knowledge where necessary, with site and other management and address queries within the monthly accounts, ensuring relevant parties have the knowledge and training required to understanding their accounts
• Deal with more complex ad-hoc queries as and when they arise
• Take ownership for the accuracy and completeness of monthly reconciliations and postings

Why our Client is excited about you 

• Part Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA) experience.

What you'll get in return

With a warm company culture, the client offers their team an excellent social culture and collaborative culture with a business that genuinely cares about their people.

• £40,000 - £45,000
• Bonus
• Hybrid 2 days a week
• Bupa Cover
• 27 days holiday + bank holiday

If this advert sounds like it was written for you then please apply to this advert or reach out to louis@core3.co.uk // 0117 213 0300.

Financial Controller

Core3 is delighted to be working with an established Financial Services organisation in Bristol to recruit a Financial Controller. This is a key role within the finance team, with responsibility for strengthening the day-to-day finance operation, developing the team and creating more efficient ways of working.

Why join our client

This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of a finance function and make practical improvements that will last. You'll have the freedom to review how things are currently done, strengthen financial controls and tackle historic issues rather than simply maintaining existing processes.

You'll work closely with senior finance leadership while managing and developing the wider team. The organisation is looking for someone who brings ideas, takes responsibility and enjoys finding simpler, more effective ways of working.

How you'll make an impact

• Take ownership of day-to-day financial control and ensure the finance function runs effectively
• Review management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations, resolving issues and improving accuracy
• Strengthen financial controls, documentation and core finance processes
• Lead statutory reporting, audit preparation and key compliance requirements
• Oversee payroll accounting, reconciliations and pension processing
• Manage HMRC requirements, including corporation tax payments, P11Ds and PSA reporting
• Oversee short-term cash deposits, treasury activity and payment approvals
• Deliver regulatory and other external financial reporting
• Investigate historic accounting issues and take ownership through to resolution
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve finance processes
• Provide clear updates and financial insight to senior finance leadership
• Line manage the finance team, with a particular focus on coaching and developing the Management Accountant
  
  

Why you're a great fit

You'll be a technically strong finance professional who enjoys taking ownership. You'll be comfortable getting into the detail when needed, but equally capable of stepping back, identifying what needs to change and making it happen.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong financial accounting, financial control and statutory reporting experience
• Good understanding of UK accounting, tax and compliance requirements
• Proven ability to improve processes and strengthen financial controls
• Confident reviewing management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills, with an interest in using systems and technology to improve finance
• Comfortable solving complex or long-standing accounting issues independently
• Proactive and resourceful, with the confidence to make well-reasoned decisions
• Able to lead, coach and hold a finance team accountable without unnecessary hierarchy
• Commercially aware, with the ability to balance strong controls with practical business needs
  
  

What you'll get in return

As Financial Controller, you'll have significant scope to influence how finance operates while joining an organisation that places real emphasis on employee wellbeing and long-term financial security.

• £75,000–£80,000 salary
• 0.8 FTE option at £60,000–£64,000
• Annual profit share, subject to performance and business results, with payments of up to £3,600 potentially available free of income tax
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays and discretionary Christmas closure
• 12 wellbeing days per year, with one day available each month
• 10% employer pension contribution, plus employer NI savings currently added through salary sacrifice
• Private medical insurance for you, your partner and dependent children
• Health cash plan
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Permanent Health Insurance, providing up to 75% of salary through to retirement where a claim is accepted
  
  

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we’ll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.

If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.

Visit www.core3.co.uk to view all our finance opportunities.