Are you passionate about developing financial operations with precision and insight to foster sustainable growth? Do you have a track record in driving operational finance and process efficiencies in a dynamic, global organisation? Are you technically proficient with a background in tax, treasury, financial control and reporting? Are you experienced in working within high-growth environments that demand agility and foresight?
As a leading environmental consultancy, APEM’s organic growth and international expansion through acquisition has created an exciting opportunity for a Group Financial Controller for a period of at least 12 months. In this pivotal role, you will oversee, review and enhance all finance operations for APEM Group. Your recommendations will help to ensure the finance function can support our ambitious plans, with a focus on international growth. You will be integral in creating a culture of continuous improvement, empowering our team, and driving financial integrity across the business.
Reporting to the Group CFO you’ll join a senior leadership team dedicated to innovation, and you’ll help shape strategic decisions from M&A activities to capital investments. We’re seeking a collaborative leader who can provide reliable guidance and who has a history of identifying opportunities for improvement in finance functions. If you have experience in a global, high-growth setting and are motivated by delivering results, we’d love to hear from you.
We are looking for applications that demonstrate:
- Strong expertise in managing global finance operations within a high-growth environment.
- Experience in driving process improvements and establishing efficient, robust controls.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to make impactful recommendations at a board level.
- Leadership experience in building and developing a finance team in a global setting.
- Technical proficiency in accounting, tax, treasury, and regulatory reporting.
This role is for an interim period of 12 months, ideally via a fixed term term contract. Day rate (inside IR35) may be considered for the right individual.
APEM operate a remote first culture and therefore we are open to applications from UK residents. However the finance operations team are based near Manchester therefore it would be expected you would be present in Manchester between 2 to 4 times a month.
Next steps
We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.
If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.