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Nigel Saxby

Financial Controller at Ongo

Doncaster, England, United KingdomLinkedIn

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Role

Role Name

Financial Controller

Company

Halden Foods Group

Location(s)

Trafford Park, Manchester

Work Mode

hybrid

Employment Type

full-time

Pay

£75,000 to £85,000 per year

Key Requirements

Skills

Group consolidationStatutory accounts (FRS 102)Cash flow forecastingCovenant reportingTeam leadershipFinancial controlAudit management

Tools

Dynamics 365

Certifications

ACAACCACIMA

Candidate

Summary

Financial Controller (current at Ongo) with hands-on experience in multi-entity statutory reporting, finance system implementation, and designing finance shared services. Background includes governance committee membership and leading finance process and team setup.

Work History

  • Financial Controller at Ongo

    May 2025 to present

    Financial Controller role at Ongo Group (current). Responsible for finance control, statutory reporting and overseeing finance operations (evidence: LinkedIn current position, projects implementing finance systems and shared services).

  • Member of the Governance Audit and Scrutiny Committee at Humberside Fire & Rescue Service

    Apr 2023 to present

    Committee membership with governance and finance oversight responsibilities (LinkedIn experience).

Education

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Match Information

Match factors

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Matched(5)

  • Seniority
    Role: senior · Candidate: senior
  • Work mode
    Role: hybrid · Candidate accepts: remote, hybrid, on-site
  • Team leadership
    Role needs team leadership. Candidate lists team leadership and staff training and led finance team setup at Ongo.
  • Financial control
    Role needs financial control. Candidate is Financial Controller at Ongo responsible for finance control.
  • ERP implementationNice to have
    Role needs ERP implementation. Candidate led finance systems implementation projects at Ongo, not labelled ERP.

Gaps(0)

No proven gaps

For your judgment(14)

  • Location
    Role: Trafford Park, Manchester · Candidate: Doncaster, England, United Kingdom (74 mi)
  • Employment type
    Role: full-time · Candidate: not stated
  • Pay
    Role: £75,000–£85,000 · Candidate: pay expectation not stated
  • Group consolidation
    Role needs group consolidation. Candidate shows multi-entity accounting and statutory reporting but no consolidation named.
  • Statutory accounts (FRS 102)
    Role needs statutory accounts under FRS 102. Candidate lists statutory reporting and multi-entity statutory reporting; FRS 102 not named.

Reasoning

Why it fits

  • The candidate currently holds the Financial Controller role, matching the job title exactly.
  • Strong experience in multi-entity statutory reporting and finance control aligns well with job tasks.
  • Demonstrated leadership in finance teams and shared services design supports team leadership requirements.
  • Experience with governance and audit committees complements audit management responsibilities.
  • Candidate is located in Doncaster, within reasonable commuting distance to Manchester and open to hybrid work modes.

Watch-outs

  • The candidate lacks explicit certification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) required by the job.
  • No direct evidence of experience with Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems used by the employer.
  • The candidate's industry experience is in real estate and non-profit, differing from the food and beverage manufacturing sector of the job.
  • The job requires a minimum of 3 years relevant experience with specific certifications, which is not clearly demonstrated.

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