Financial Controller

Green Recruitment Company; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A renewable energy business in Basingstoke is looking for a Financial Controller to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting and lead a team of professionals. Candidates should have 7+ years of experience, strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in UK GAAP, and a proven ability to manage complex balance sheets. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, with opportunities to shape the finance function in a rapidly growing environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Clear progression opportunities

Collaborative culture driven by purpose and innovation

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ post-qualification experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex balance sheets and consolidations.
• Strong understanding of UK GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity, accuracy, and robustness of financial reporting.
• Oversee consolidation, technical accounting, and balance sheet governance.
• Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Leadership

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Proactive mindset

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent)

Job description

We are a fast-growing renewable energy business committed to accelerating the transition to a clean-energy future. To support this growth, we are seeking aFinancial Controllerwith deep technical accounting expertise and strong leadership capabilities. You will either be working as a Financial Controller or as a Senior Financial Accountant, managing a team looking to take the step up.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will:

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and robustness of our financial reporting

• Oversee consolidation, technical accounting, and balance sheet governance for a multi-entity project development and asset-holding structure

• Lead and mentor a team of 5+ finance professionals, embedding strong controls, high-quality reporting, and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities

• Own balance sheet accuracy, controls, and reconciliations across the group

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes

• Oversee multi-entity consolidations and UK GAAP-compliant reporting

• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, including project finance structures, joint ventures, revenue recognition, and asset capitalisation

• Manage the audit process and liaise with external auditors

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures

• Partner with development, construction, and asset management teams to ensure accurate project accounting

• Support financing transactions, project SPV structures, and investment governance

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5+ accountants

• Drive process automation and improvements to support scalability

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent)

• 7+ years’ post-qualification experience

• Strong technical accounting expertise, particularly UK GAAP

• Demonstrated experience managing complex balance sheets and consolidations

• Proven leadership experience managing a team

• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive, improvement-minded approach

• Comfortable working in a fast-growing, dynamic environment

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the finance function of a rapidly expanding renewable energy platform

• Collaborative culture driven by purpose and innovation

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Clear progression opportunities as the company grows