Financial Controller | Purpose Driven Tech Platform

£70,000 to £80,000 + bonus + benefits | London | Hybrid, 3 days in office

We’re partnering with a purpose driven technology platform to appoint an ACA qualified Financial Controller into a highly visible role within its Finance function.

This is a business where the mission is real. Its technology is genuinely helping improve people’s lives, while the company continues to grow across the UK and internationally.

Finance is highly valued across the organisation and this is far more than a role sitting behind the numbers. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, you’ll have significant ownership, manage a small team and build relationships across the wider business.

It could be an excellent next move for an ACA qualified accountant looking to continue their career within industry, taking on broader ownership and developing towards senior Finance leadership.

The role

You’ll take ownership across a broad Financial Control remit, including:

• Owning the global month end close and delivering accurate, timely reporting
• Playing a key role in half year and full year reporting under IFRS
• Leading the relationship with external auditors and supporting statutory reporting
• Taking ownership of technical accounting areas including revenue recognition, intercompany and capitalised development costs
• Preparing Finance reporting for Board packs
• Managing VAT, R&D tax claims and other UK reporting requirements
• Managing and developing a small Finance team
• Working across international entities and stakeholders
• Improving financial processes, systems, reporting and controls
• Supporting future ERP and wider Finance transformation projects
• Exploring how automation and AI can make Finance more efficient and scalable

The business is particularly interested in someone who doesn’t simply maintain existing processes. They want somebody who can understand what’s there, take ownership and continuously look at how Finance can operate better.

What we’re looking for

You’ll be ACA qualified, with strong foundations across financial reporting, audit and technical accounting, and now looking for your next move within industry.

You’ll be comfortable getting into the detail rather than operating purely at review level. Experience within an international, listed or technology environment would be advantageous, but isn’t essential.

More importantly, you’ll be proactive, confident and comfortable taking ownership. You’ll need the personality to build relationships across departments, manage and develop junior team members and operate within a Finance function that has real visibility and value across the organisation.

£70,000 to £80,000 + bonus + benefits
London based
Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office

If you’re an ACA qualified accountant looking for a broad Financial Controller role where you can combine strong technical Finance with genuine purpose and impact, I’d be keen to speak.

FP&A Analyst

£40,000 to £45,000 | Remote UK | Occasional London Travel

We’re partnering with a fast growing, private equity backed international business to hire an FP&A Analyst with a genuine passion for data, analytics and technology.

This isn’t a traditional FP&A role.

Sitting within Finance, you’ll work with large and complex datasets, using Excel, Power Query, SQL and Power BI to extract, manipulate, reconcile and analyse data before turning it into meaningful financial and commercial insight.

The business is also embracing AI within Finance, including extensive use of Claude, and is going through a wider transformation of its data and reporting environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Analysing and manipulating large financial and commercial datasets
• Extracting and transforming data using Excel, Power Query and SQL
• Building and maintaining reporting and dashboards in Power BI
• Performing detailed reconciliations across different systems and investigating variances down to source data
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
• Analysing revenue, pricing, KPIs and wider business performance
• Supporting complex royalty analysis across significant transaction volumes
• Contributing to management and Board reporting
• Using Claude and other AI tools to improve analysis, automate processes and work more efficiently
• Helping move Finance away from manual reporting towards a more automated and scalable data environment

The role will initially take ownership of regular reporting and analysis before progressing into increasingly complex projects and broader analytical work.

What we’re specifically looking for

This role needs someone who already has a strong technical and analytical foundation.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Previous experience within FP&A, Financial Analysis or a data heavy Finance role
• Advanced Excel, including experience manipulating large datasets
• Strong working knowledge of Power Query
• Experience using SQL to query or extract data
• Experience with Power BI and data visualisation
• Experience reconciling data between different systems and investigating discrepancies
• A solid understanding of financial information, including the P&L
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting or management reporting
• An interest in AI, ideally Claude or similar tools, and how it can be applied to Finance
• The ability to work independently and stay productive in a predominantly remote environment

ACA, ACCA or CIMA study is welcome, but the strength of your data and analytical skillset is more important than an accounting qualification.

Why this one?

You’ll be joining during a major period of growth and data transformation, with the opportunity to work across Finance, commercial, operations and international teams rather than being restricted to one narrow area.

It would particularly suit someone who enjoys getting under the bonnet of data, finding discrepancies, solving problems and building better ways of doing things.

£40,000 to £45,000
Remote anywhere in the UK
Occasional travel to the London hub, likely around once per month
25 days holiday + bank holidays, private healthcare, life insurance and participation in an equity event incentive scheme

Accounts Receivable Assistant

£33,000 to £35,000 | Central London | Hybrid, 2 days in the office

We’re working with a seriously cool, fast growing B Corp consumer brand to hire an Accounts Receivable Assistant into their Finance team.

This isn’t your typical AR role.

You’ll own the fundamentals across invoicing, cash collection, customer accounts, reconciliations and month end, but you’ll also be highly visible across the wider business, regularly working with Sales, Commercial and Operations.

The business has an awesome, outgoing culture and, importantly, a genuine track record of developing people. There are multiple examples of individuals joining in junior Finance and AR positions and progressing into Commercial Finance and senior Management Accounting roles.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing customer accounts, invoicing and credit notes
• Proactively collecting cash and resolving customer queries
• Working closely with Sales, Commercial and Operations
• Ecommerce and retail sales to cash reconciliations
• Supporting month end and aged debt reporting
• Investigating discrepancies across systems and data
• Helping improve and automate Order to Cash processes
• Working with NetSuite and Excel

What we’re looking for:

Some previous experience within AR, Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or a similar Finance role is important, but personality is equally key.

You’ll need to be confident, outgoing and comfortable speaking to people across a business. Someone curious, proactive and keen to understand the commercial story behind the numbers rather than simply processing transactions.

For someone early in their Finance career who wants exposure, progression and the opportunity to develop beyond traditional AR, this could be a brilliant move.

£33,000 to £35,000
Central London
2 days per week in the office

FP&A Manager

Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing international organisation in central Bristol to recruit an FP&A Manager.

This is a senior, hands-on finance role for someone who enjoys owning the numbers, building forecasts and working directly with decision-makers. You’ll combine FP&A and commercial finance with responsibility for a key business area, while also helping finance make better use of AI and automation.

The role is office-based five days per week in central Bristol.

Why join our client

You’ll join a commercially focused business with international operations and ambitious plans for growth. Finance has strong visibility across the organisation, with this FP&A Manager working closely with senior leadership and taking ownership rather than operating through multiple layers.

There’s plenty to get stuck into. Alongside forecasting, modelling and performance analysis, you’ll have the opportunity to improve how financial information is produced and used, particularly through practical applications of AI, automation and finance technology.

How you’ll make an impact

• Own the forecasting cycle across key areas of the organisation
• Build financial models to support budgeting, strategic planning and investment decisions
• Analyse performance, investigate variances and turn the numbers into clear commercial insight
• Partner with senior stakeholders on pricing, investment, headcount and growth decisions
• Take ownership of the P&L and balance sheet for a key area of the business
• Produce management accounts and provide meaningful commentary on financial performance
• Develop KPI reporting to give leadership better visibility of commercial performance
• Identify practical opportunities to introduce AI and automation across finance
• Improve reporting and forecasting processes through better systems and technology
• Maintain strong financial controls and support year-end reporting and audit activity
• Work with external advisers on tax and wider compliance requirements

Why you’re a great fit

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong FP&A experience covering budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Confident building and challenging financial models from scratch
• Commercially minded, with experience partnering directly with senior stakeholders
• Strong management accounting and financial control knowledge
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large or complex financial data
• Genuine hands-on experience using AI, automation or technology to improve finance processes
• Comfortable taking full ownership of a P&L and explaining performance clearly
• Strong communicator who can turn detailed financial analysis into practical recommendations
• Self-motivated and comfortable working in a high-ownership environment

What you’ll get in return

As FP&A Manager, you’ll have direct exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence both commercial decision-making and how the finance function develops.

• £75,000–£80,000 salary
• Permanent position
• Central Bristol office
• Five days per week in the office
• Significant ownership of forecasting, modelling and commercial analysis
• Direct exposure to senior decision-makers
• Opportunity to lead practical AI and finance automation initiatives
• Broad exposure across FP&A, business partnering and financial control

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.

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.