Citadel Source are delighted to partner with a high‑growth, global manufacturing group that is seeking a talented Group Financial Controller to join its senior finance leadership team. This is a pivotal role within a fast‑scaling organisation backed by private equity, offering broad international exposure and the opportunity to shape financial operations across multiple regions.

The role

As Group Financial Controller, you will report directly to the Head of Finance and take ownership of the accuracy, integrity, and performance of the organisation’s accounting and reporting function. The ideal candidate will combine technical strength with the agility needed in a dynamic, fast‑moving environment. 

A bit about our client…

Our client is a PE Backed, Global Manufacturer with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The organisation has experienced significant growth driven by exceptional customer service, innovation, and reliable product delivery. The culture is built on values such as caring, resilience, fearlessness, responsiveness, and accountability. These values underpin the company’s success and guide how teams collaborate, communicate, and operate daily.

As a Group Financial Controller, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Financial Reporting: Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting; ensure full compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Own the group budgeting cycle and support strategic decision‑making through strong financial insight
• Cashflow Management: Oversee liquidity planning, ensuring sufficient headroom for operations and investment
• Internal Controls: Strengthen and maintain robust controls, policies, and procedures across the global finance function
• Treasury: Oversee treasury processes, FX flows, and cash optimisation
• Group Consolidation: Deliver accurate multi-entity global consolidations
• Audit Management: Lead external audit processes and maintain strong audit relationships
• Team Leadership: Mentor and develop finance professionals while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Stakeholder Engagement: Provide financial insight to senior leadership, private equity partners, and cross-functional teams
• Continuous Improvement: Drive systems, process, and reporting enhancements to keep the business future-ready and operationally strong

What the client is looking for

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience leading a finance function
• Strong technical and analytical skills, paired with commercial judgement
• Proven track record providing high-quality financial insight to senior leaders
• Experience improving financial systems, processes, and controls
• Skilled stakeholder manager, comfortable operating in an international environment
• NetSuite familiarity is beneficial
• Private equity exposure advantageous (debt structures, covenants, complex group structures)
• High integrity, strong ethical grounding, and resilience under pressure
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate outputs under tight deadlines
• Excellent communicator - clear, concise, responsive, and credible at all levels

What the client has to offer

• 15% On Target Bonus
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• 5% Matched Pension
• Hybrid working 

Sound like a good fit?

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please reach out to Tim Hand - tim@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.

Citadel Source are delighted to be supporting a well-known business in the North Bristol area in the search for a commercially focused and analytical Finance Analyst. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to play a key role in driving commercial insight and supporting strategic decision-making within a fast-paced and evolving organisation.

About you

You will be highly analytical with strong numerical skills and the ability to translate data into meaningful commercial insight. Confident working with both financial and non-financial stakeholders, you will enjoy partnering across the business to influence decision-making and improve performance. With strong Excel capability and a proactive mindset, you will be comfortable handling large data sets, identifying trends, and challenging assumptions to drive better commercial outcomes.

As a Finance Analyst, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Producing detailed commercial analysis to support strategic and operational decisions
• Delivering insight on margins, pricing, stock levels and business performance
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and performance tracking processes
• Analysing trends and identifying risks and opportunities across the business
• Partnering with operational and procurement teams to align forecasts with demand
• Maintaining accurate financial and operational data within internal systems
• Supporting senior stakeholders with ad-hoc analysis and reporting

What the client has to offer

• A salary of £35,000 – £40,000 per annum
• The opportunity to join a well-established and recognised business
• A commercially focused role with real influence across the organisation
• On-site parking

Sound like a good fit? 

If you are interested in this position, please reach out to Harry Harvey - harry@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.

Citadel Source are delighted to be supporting a well-established organisation in the search for a commercially focused Management Accountant. This is a key position within the business, offering a blend of financial responsibility and operational involvement, ideal for someone who enjoys being close to the day-to-day running of an organisation while contributing to strategic decision-making.

About you

You will be a hands-on and commercially aware finance professional with strong experience across management accounting, budgeting, and payroll. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, you’ll be confident partnering with stakeholders across the business, supporting both financial control and operational performance. With strong organisational skills and attention to detail, you’ll be equally comfortable in the detail as you are contributing to broader business strategy.

As a Management Accountant, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Producing monthly management accounts, budgets, and forecasts to support business planning
• Monitoring financial performance across multiple revenue streams and identifying areas for improvement
• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with internal controls and policies
• Overseeing payroll processes, ensuring accuracy across wages, benefits, and reporting
• Tracking staffing costs and supporting budget holders with cost control and financial oversight
• Supporting pricing, stock control, and financial processes linked to operational areas
• Working closely with operational teams to support the smooth running of day-to-day activities
• Collaborating with department leads to improve efficiency and maintain high standards across the business
• Supporting senior leadership with strategic planning, performance insight, and business initiatives
• Contributing to team development, supporting a positive and collaborative working culture
• Assisting with business development initiatives, including new revenue opportunities and customer engagement
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety, and governance requirements

What the client has to offer

• A salary of £37,000 - £43,000 and benefits package
• Part-time hours available of 30
• A broad, commercially focused role with real influence across the business
• The opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and contribute to strategic decisions
• A collaborative and supportive working environment

Sound like a good fit?

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch with Harry Harvey - harry@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.

Citadel Source are delighted to be supporting a well-established professional services firm in the search for a Trainee Accountant / Accounts Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the early stages of their finance career looking to gain hands-on experience across accounts preparation, compliance, and client-facing work within a supportive and structured environment.

About you

You will be detail-oriented with a strong interest in developing a career in accountancy. With a solid grounding in basic accounting principles, you’ll be comfortable working with financial data and keen to build your technical knowledge. You’ll enjoy working as part of a team, communicating with clients, and taking ownership of your work while continuing to learn and develop.

As a Trainee Accountant, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Supporting the preparation of year-end accounts and financial statements
• Working with trial balances and assisting in the production of supporting schedules
• Carrying out reconciliations and investigating any discrepancies
• Ensuring financial records and documentation are accurate and compliant
• Liaising with clients to obtain missing information and resolve queries
• Assisting with compliance and review work, including preparing supporting documentation
• Supporting testing of financial data through sampling and cross-checking
• Performing basic checks to ensure completeness and accuracy of records

What the client has to offer

• A competitive salary and study support package
• Clear progression into a structured training programme (AAT / ACA / ACCA)
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and accounting work
• A supportive and collaborative working environment

Sound like a good fit?

If you are interested in this position, please reach out to Harry Harvey - harry@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.

Citadel Source are pleased to be partnering with a high-growth, venture capital-backed deep-tech engineering firm in the recruitment of a part-time Financial Controller on a permanent basis, based in Bristol. 

The business is a pioneering, investment-backed business operating in high-value manufacturing within critical sectors. The business is currently entering a significant growth phase with a robust 18-month cash runway and major contracts anticipated for 2026. The organisation is well-capitalised and poised for international expansion. 

The role

This role offers a rare opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of its development, taking full ownership of the day-to-day finance function. The position is perfectly suited to an individual from an SME or accounts-preparation practice background seeking a step up in ownership, where they can influence a scaling technology company and provide high-quality financial leadership to the Board and investors. 

The role of the Financial Controller is to take full ownership of financial management and control across the organisation, ensuring accurate reporting, tight cash control, and delivering the meaningful financial insight required to support a scaling global footprint. 

As a Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the finance function, ensuring accuracy and reliability 

• Preparation of monthly financial statements for the Board and external investors, including Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cashflow forecasts

• Budgeting and forecasting, including reporting on variances and supporting gross margin calculations for revenue model assessments

• Cashflow management and maintaining tight control over expenditure during the growth phase

• Management of R&D financial claims, specifically focusing on grant-funded activities

• Review and development of financial controls, documenting business processes and accounting policies as the company scales

• Technical accounting, ensuring all accounts are reconciled monthly and stock/cost of sale records are processed

• Balance sheet oversight, including month-end and year-end close processes in coordination with auditors

• Compliance and regulatory filings, managing HMRC requirements and tax filings

• Liaison with external stakeholders, including venture capital investors, auditors, and payroll providers

• Ad-hoc project work, including supporting international expansion and product portfolio development

About you

You will be a confident, hands-on finance professional who enjoys operating autonomously in a fast-paced, scaling SME environment. 

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

• Strong experience preparing management accounts and forecasts within a scaling or VC-backed business

• Methodical and organised, with excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to process improvement

• Technically proficient, ideally with experience in Xero and strong Excel skills

• Excellent communicator, comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders and external investors

• Adaptable, capable of managing the unique requirements of a deep-tech business, including grant funding and stock accounting

What the client offers

• FTE salary of circa £80,000 on a 3- or 4-day basis or a full-time salary of circa £65,000 

• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday 

• Company pension 

• 1 or 2 days a week in office benchmarked

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please reach out to Oliver Price – oliver@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source. 

Citadel Source are delighted to be supporting a fast-growing hospitality business that is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join a high-performing finance team and help scale and professionalise the finance function. This is a key role offering exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence strategic decision-making.

The role
The successful candidate will support the senior leadership team across various departments, driving commercial performance and operational efficiency.

As a Finance Business Partner, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for headcount and overheads, identifying risks and opportunities to EBITDA targets
• Run monthly/quarterly reviews with cost centre owners to improve cost control and ensure spending targets are met 
• Enhance planning and reporting capabilities, including development of Workday Adaptive Planning 
• Deliver insightful financial reporting and analysis on overhead trends, performance, and efficiency improvements
• Support implementation of multi-dimensional P&L reporting
• Act as a finance business partner to senior leadership, providing insight, challenge, and support on strategic decisions and ad-hoc requests

What the client is looking for

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to model complex financial data
• Competent in IT systems (Workday Adaptive Planning & Power BI preferred)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills, logical approach, and attention to detail
• Self-motivated, resilient, and able to manage tight deadlines
• Proven ability to partner effectively with non-Finance leaders, influence senior management and foster accountability 

What the client has to offer

• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 
• Discretionary bonus structure
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays 
• Hybrid working: Minimum 2 days in office
• 5% employer pension contribution

Sound like a good fit?
To apply or find out more, please contact Jesse - jesse@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.

Citadel Source is delighted to be working with a construction company based in the Emerson Green area, who are seeking a full-time Accounts Payable Manager. This is a permanent role, offered on a hybrid working basis.

About you

You will be an experienced Accounts Payable Manager reporting to the Financial Controller. To be successful in this role, you will have prior experience managing a large team and overseeing the end-to-end accounts payable process. Ideally, you will have experience within a construction environment and possess a good understanding of CIS regulations.

As an Accounts Payable Manager, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: 

• Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, ensuring accurate and timely payments
• Lead, mentor, and develop the AP team
• Implement and maintain AP policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve payment discrepancies
• Monitor cash flow and schedule payments efficiently
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to resolve queries
• Prepare AP reports and support month-end/year-end closing activities
• Drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and compliance

What the client has to offer

• A salary between £40,000 and £45,000
• Parking provided
• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
• Annual bonus

Sound like a good fit? 

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please apply or reach out to Anna Wozniak - anna@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source. 

Citadel Source are partnering with a Financial Advisory firm in search of a Senior Associate - Restructuring, to join an expanding operation in the South West. They specialise in Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Forensic Services and Restructuring Advisory.

About you

The role will suit a qualified finance professional with a background in audit or accounts preparation and some knowledge of insolvency and restructuring (either practical or theory). Due to the nature of the role it is important to have a high level of resilience and composure.

The role

This is a newly created position, born out of high growth across the group. You will work closely with key clients and their banks, assisting with administrations, liquidations and restructuring processes as required.

As a Senior Associate, your role will include, but not be limited to:

• Prepare and file statutory documents on appointment, set up new jobs, and maintain orderly files
• Correspond with stakeholders by drafting letters and emails, handling phone calls, and attending client premises as required
• Handle asset realisations, liaise with professional advisors (such as solicitors and agents), and review creditor claims against company records
• Use specialist insolvency software (IPS) to record transactions and claims, set up payments, record receipts, prepare receipts and payments accounts, maintain diaries for compliance, and produce standard pack letters and reports
• Progress cases efficiently, prioritising workload and ensuring deadlines are met
• Prepare VAT returns for review and attend to large mail outs of creditor circulars
• Deal confidently with matters such as ROT claims and employee redundancies
• Understand and produce Estimated Outcome statements and Receipts and Payments accounts on cases
• Respond to creditor queries both in writing and verbally
• Populate datarooms, establish initial contact with interested parties on AMA engagements, and draft engagement letters ensuring all take-on procedures are complied with
• Prepare fee requests for approval and correspond with stakeholders in a credible manner
• Liaise with and report to senior team members, keeping others up to date with progress as necessary
• Demonstrate strong teamwork skills, keep up to date technically (e.g., attend training events, read technical updates), and record time accurately on the timesheet system
• Take an active part in marketing and networking events, with flexibility to travel to client premises and work away from home occasionally (not expected to be a regular occurrence)

What the client is looking for:

• Qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA/ACA)
• Insolvency qualifications (e.g., CPI) would be of benefit
• Experience of working in a Restructuring department of a professional services or boutique firm
• Attention to detail – strive to produce accurate letters and documents for review on first attempt
• Strong organisational skills – multi-tasking, organised files, note keeping, adherence to deadlines, etc.
• Composure and Resilience
• Clear communication
• Pragmatic mindset to find practical solutions and tangible outcomes

What the client has to offer

• Circa £55k
• Clear career progression opportunities with the possibility of moving into Corporate Finance in the future

Sound like a good fit?

If you are interested in discussing this role, please reach out to Tim Hand – tim@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source

***Due to the high volume of applications we expect to obtain on this vacancy, we may not be able to respond to everyone individually. If you haven't heard back within 2 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful***

Citadel Source are delighted to be supporting a fast-growing retail business in recruiting a Financial Accountant. This is a key role within a high-performing finance team, helping to scale and professionalise the finance function.

The role

The Financial Accountant will play a critical role in delivering accurate financial reporting, strong controls, and audit-ready outputs in a private equity-backed environment. You will work closely with senior finance leadership and operational teams, taking ownership of core accounting processes while supporting commercial decision-making. This role suits a technically strong accountant who thrives under high expectations, enjoys detail-focused work, and values being part of a high-performing finance team.

As a Financial Accountant, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Own the month-end close process and deliver accurate management accounts to tight deadlines
• Prepare month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Produce statutory accounts and manage the year-end audit process
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax, and regulatory requirements
• Prepare information for corporation tax returns and manage payments on account
• Prepare and review VAT returns; liaise with external advisors
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and private equity reporting requirements
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insight and challenge
• Identify and implement process and control improvements
• Support finance system enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage the transactional finance team

What the client is looking for 

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or finalist with strong experience)
• Proven experience in a practice or similar role
• Strong technical accounting and statutory reporting knowledge
• Comfortable analysing data, with strong Excel skills
• Able to work to pace and manage competing deadlines
• Commercially aware, proactive, and detail-focused
• Strong communicator, confident engaging with all levels of the business

What the client offers

• Competitive salary of up to £55,000 per annum 
• Hybrid working - office & home-based flexibility
• Opportunity to work within a high-performing finance team
• Role with genuine impact in a growing business

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please apply or reach out to Jesse Howes - jesse@citadelsource.com at Citadel Source.