Group Financial Controller

Company: Drayton
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Location: Portsmouth
Job Description:

Our client is a leading UK food business known for quality, sustainability and long-standing customer partnerships. As the business enters an exciting phase of growth, it is investing significantly in finance systems, capability and process improvement.

This is far more than a traditional financial control role. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future finance function, leading transformation initiatives, managing a high-performing team, and influencing strategic decision-making across the Group.

Join a Values-Led Culture –

Work within a collaborative, empowered environment that encourages ownership, development and continuous improvement.

Make a Commercial Impact –

Drive improvements across financial control, reporting, cash performance, governance and business performance.

Lead Transformation –

Play a central role in a wider finance transformation programme.

International Experience

– This role offer the opportunity to work in partnership with international business units, working with them to enhance their performance and that of the wider group.

Accelerate Your Career –

Gain exposure to senior leadership, board-level reporting and opportunities to deputise for the Group Finance Director.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Group reporting, consolidations, statutory accounts and audit delivery.
  • Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management.
  • Oversee treasury, cash flow forecasting and working capital performance.
  • Provide commercial insight to support strategic decision-making.
  • Support ERP implementation and finance transformation initiatives.
  • Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team.

About You

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
  • Experience within large, complex, multi-entity or multinational organisations.
  • Strong background in Group reporting, controls, audit and governance.
  • Exposure to treasury, cash flow and working capital management.
  • Track record of finance transformation, ERP implementation or process improvement.
  • Credible, collaborative leader with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

If you’re an ambitious finance leader looking to combine technical excellence, commercial influence and transformation leadership within a growing business, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: October 11th, 2026