Financial Controller UK

Are you a hands-on Financial Controller who enjoys owning the full financial picture of a business? For our UK legal entity, we are looking for a Financial Controller UK who takes responsibility, works independently, and likes to collaborate closely with both local and international stakeholders.

In this role, you are the financial backbone of our UK entity. You report directly to the Finance Director EMEA-AP and work closely with the General Manager UK and the UK team. Although you are responsible for the UK entity, your base is our EMEA-AP headquarters in Gorinchem (the Netherlands), where you are part of a close-knit and experienced finance team.

What do we offer you?

• Monthly salary between €4.2000,00 and €5.000,00 based on a 40-hour work week (depending on your knowledge and experience)

• Travel allowance (€0,23 per km)

• Excellent pension plan (PME)

• Long-term employment contract (we are not looking for freelancers/contractors)

• Flexible working hours, with the possibility to work partly from home

• 8% holiday allowance

• Collective labor agreement Metalektro, including 27 vacation days & 13 ADV days per year

• Profit-sharing scheme, depending on the company’s annual results (max. €2.000,00)

• Work in an enthusiastic and innovative team

• Informal working atmosphere, team events, and Friday afternoon drinks

• Plenty of opportunities to grow in your role, depending on your ambitions

Responsibilities of Financial Controller UK

• You are responsible for the full accounting cycle and financial reporting of the UK entity. Your responsibilities include:

  • End-to-end responsibility for accounting and financial reporting of the UK entity

  • Accounts payable: vendor and intercompany payments, reconciliations, invoice processing

  • Accounts receivable: managing ageing, customer deposits, reconciliations, customer and intercompany invoicing

  • Bank reconciliations and FX management

  • Cash forecasting and cash flow management

  • Daily coordination with the Customer Care team on down payments, deposits, customer statements and customers on hold

  • Month-end closing: journals, accruals, project accounting, WIP management, P&L preparation and balance sheet reconciliations

  • UK payroll and related HR administration

  • Tax administration in collaboration with Tax Assist (VAT submissions, tax accruals, payments, audit preparation)

  • Annual audit preparation and completion together with PwC

• You operate independently, but you’re never alone — you work closely with finance colleagues across EMEA-AP and with the UK business.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or similar

• At least 5 years of accounting experience, including minimum 2 years working with a UK entity

• You are accurate, reliable and accountable

• A hands-on, result-driven mindset with strong ownership

• You enjoy working together and communicating with different stakeholders

• Fluent in English and Dutch (pré)

• Willing to travel occasionally to Leeds

What kind of company will you be joining?
At AMF Bakery Systems, you will be part of a close-knit and proud team of colleagues who contribute to the success of industrial bakeries worldwide. What connects us is our drive to innovate and our care for the world around us. Together, we developed the first industrial hydrogen-powered oven – a big step toward a more sustainable future.

In the Netherlands, we work with over 200 colleagues from our locations in Gorinchem, Amersfoort, and Nieuwleusen, and we are part of the international Markel Food Group. At AMF, everyone feels at home - whether you work in the office, in the workshop, or at a customer’s site. We believe we are stronger together when everyone feels welcome, heard, and valued.

Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. We welcome people with different backgrounds and ideas, because we know that this mix leads to smart solutions and strong teams. You belong here - exactly as you are.

Together, we are building more than machines. We are building a future where we can grow, learn, and make an impact - together.

👉 Is this your next step?
Apply directly of get in contact if you want to know more!

Feel free to call or email me at viera.banda@amfbakery.com | +31 (0)6 22 081 056

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