Financial Controller

Iomart Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in Glasgow is seeking a motivated Financial Controller to oversee daily finance operations. This pivotal role involves delivering management accounts, driving performance insights, and ensuring financial controls across a business unit with c£100m revenue. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with at least 5 years of experience and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years post-qualification experience.
• Proven track record in translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Experience in a recurring revenue business model.
• Strong track record in cost control and efficiency improvements.
• Confident working with large and complex data sets.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Executive Packs for management and reporting.
• Own divisional P&L, ensuring accuracy.
• Oversee monthly close processes and financial controls.
• Prepare budgets, monitor performance, and report variances.
• Identify cost efficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Manage CAPEX budget and spend.
• Support half-year and year-end audit processes.
• Mentor and develop staff within finance function.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Cost control

Budgeting

Team mentoring

Education

Qualified accountant

5 years post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Business Central

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Financial Controller to oversee the day‑to‑day finance operations of Iomart’s Cloud Services business unit. This is a pivotal role within the Group, forming part of the senior management team and directly influencing strategic and operational decision‑making.

You will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely management accounts, driving performance insights, and ensuring robust financial controls across the business unit covering c£100m of Group revenue.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Executive Packs for business unit management and Group reporting.
• Own divisional P&L, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Group reporting standards.
• Oversee monthly close processes, financial controls, and ensuring segregation of duties.
• Prepare budgets and rolling forecasts, monitor performance, and report variances with actionable insights.
• Identify cost efficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Manage data centre CAPEX budget and spend, collaborating with stakeholders to develop business cases.
• Support half‑year and year‑end audit processes.
• Mentor and develop staff within the finance function.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years post‑qualification experience.
• Proven track record in translating complex financial data into actionable insights for non‑financial teams and senior leadership.
• Experience in a recurring revenue business model.
• Strong track record in cost control, efficiency improvements, and driving continuous process enhancements.
• Solid systems knowledge, with exposure to upgrades and process improvement projects (Microsoft Dynamics / Business Central advantageous).
• Confident working with large and complex data sets.

About Iomart

Iomart is the UK’s leading Secure Cloud Managed Services Provider, passionate about delivering Hybrid Cloud, Data Protection, Cyber Security and Secure Connectivity to over 9,000 organisations in the UK and globally.

With over 25 years of expertise in data centre and cloud services, more than 600 skilled professionals, turnover over £127m, and HQ in Glasgow with offices across the UK.

What to do next

Please click apply if you like the sound of this. If you do not have an up‑to‑date CV or want to have a chat about the role first, please contact us on [e-mail].

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want our vacancies to be available to all, so if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the process then just let us know.