Financial Controller

About Isembard

Isembard is rebuilding industrial capacity through a connected network of factories. We bring skilled people, advanced machine tools and our own software, MasonOS, together to make precision components for aerospace, defence, energy and robotics.

The role

We are looking for a Financial Controller to help build Isembard's finance function from the ground up. This is a builder role, not a maintenance role.

Many of our financial processes, controls and systems are still being developed, and you will shape how finance works, from reporting and inventory accounting to audit readiness and international consolidation. You will build it, do it, own it and improve it, working directly with our Finance Director, and your scope grows as the business does.

• Build and own the month-end and year-end close.

• Prepare management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.

• Set accounting policies and controls that scale with the business.

• Own statutory accounts and group consolidation across international entities, including intercompany accounting.

• Lead audit preparation and auditor relationships, including our move to a Big Four audit.

What you bring

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.

• Strong audit experience, ideally in a Big Four firm, and ideally a year or two in industry since.

• A strong technical grasp of IFRS and UK accounting standards.

• Experience preparing financial statements, running month-end and working with external auditors.

• Excellent Excel skills and attention to detail.

• Useful, not essential: manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, automotive or another inventory-intensive industry, inventory, WIP or standard costing, international group consolidation, or professional French or German.