Syndicate Financial Controller

Company: Hays
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Finance Director, you will lead the financial function for a major division within a global services business, reporting to the CFO. You shape regional financial strategy, present performance and risks to senior leadership, and drive decision-making through robust FP&A and governance. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and controls while mentoring a large finance team and partnering with global finance. The role offers exposure to senior leaders and a meaningful chance to drive change and impact scale.

Pay / Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Direct exposure to senior leadership
  • Fast-paced, collaborative environment with real impact

Responsibilities

  • Shape regional financial strategy and influence senior leadership decisions
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and reporting cycles with high-quality modelling
  • Maintain financial governance, management accounts, and statutory compliance
  • Coordinate and optimise audit processes and internal controls
  • Develop and mentor a large finance team, promoting standardisation and improvement
  • Oversee cash flow, working capital, and cross-functional collaboration with global finance teams

Key requirements

  • Qualified Accountant
  • experience in group reporting, consolidations, and financial controls
  • proven commercial finance and FP&A experience
  • background in global professional services or wider services sectors
  • proven finance transformation experience
  • team management of large teams on and offshore
  • excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • strong communication
  • stakeholder management
  • leadership
  • FP&A
  • budgeting and forecasting
  • financial reporting

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Posted: October 8th, 2026