Financial Controller

Overview

In this leadership role you ensure robust financial control and governance across the UK and selected international sites, guiding a growing finance team. You shape reporting quality and drive improvements in processes within a fast-paced, commercially oriented environment. You partner with senior stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning, contributing to growth and change initiatives. This is a high-visibility position with broad impact across the organisation, suitable for a seasoned controllership leader.

Pay / Benefits

• 15% target bonus
• benefits package
• long-term career development opportunities
• high-visibility role
• competitive base salary

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team of ~10 across two management layers and supervise four team leaders in reporting, transactional finance and business control
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance and risk management frameworks
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and team structures
• Partner with senior finance and business stakeholders
• Support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning activities
• Oversee finance operations across multiple jurisdictions with a focus on the UK
• Mentor and develop junior staff to foster a high-performance, collaborative culture
• Support ongoing organisational growth and change initiatives

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA preferred)
• Big 4 trained and/or audit background desirable
• Typically 5-7+ years post-qualified experience
• Experience as Financial Controller or senior controllership leader
• Experience leading larger finance teams and managing managers
• Strong financial reporting and controls experience
• Financial services experience preferred or other regulated/complex environments
• Ability to operate in international/matrix environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven track record in building and developing teams

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• People leadership
• Financial reporting
• Internal controls and governance
• Budgeting and forecasting

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