Financial Controller in York

Whether deputy to the FD in an SME or leading a complex finance function within a larger business, the Financial Controller owns the technical accuracy and control of the numbers.

Financial Controller salaries in York typically sit at £63k – £92.5k. £63k+ attracts a Finance Manager looking for progression in an SME. £75k–£92.5k reflects a Financial Controller in a larger or more technically demanding business.

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Recent examples include hotels, attractions and independent retailers serving the city's visitor economy and rail-engineering and manufacturing businesses with deep local roots — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in York.

Yes — Financial Controller is one of the positions we place in York, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Both — many York employers use temp-to-perm for a Financial Controller hire as a low-risk way to trial someone before committing.

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

We work with York employers and candidates remotely for Financial Controller roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

We recruit Financial Controller positions across York itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in York.

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every York vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.