Finance Director – UK Financial Control, Accounting and Planning

Overview

In this role you will lead UK Financial Control, Accounting and Planning to ensure financial integrity and governance. You will report to the UK CFO and oversee a team of specialists spanning reporting, tax, treasury and shared services, acting as the main liaison with auditors, banks and regulators. You will combine deep accounting expertise with audit leadership to uphold accurate statutory and group reporting and support strategic decision‑making. This is a high‑impact, governance‑driven function within a leading technology organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• Performance-related bonus
• Half day every Friday
• 28 days annual leave (+ bank holidays) + buy up to 40 hours/year
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life cover

Responsibilities

• Lead UK financial reporting, accounting and control activities
• Ensure timely, compliant statutory and group reporting
• Advise on complex accounting and governance matters (IFRS)
• Oversee UK tax, treasury and shared services
• Manage relationships with external auditors, advisers, actuaries and banks
• Drive annual audits and statutory accounts production
• Support UK budget, forecast and multi-year planning
• Provide financial insight to inform strategic decisions
• Lead finance transformation and continuous improvement
• Develop and coach a high-performing team of specialists

Key requirements

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Extensive experience in financial control, statutory reporting and corporate accounting
• Deep understanding of IFRS and UK reporting requirements
• Significant experience leading external and statutory audits
• Strong knowledge of financial governance, risk management and internal controls
• Experience managing relationships with auditors, banks, advisers and senior stakeholders
• Experience at Finance Director, Controller or Head of Financial Reporting level
• Strong leadership with track record of building specialist teams
• Ability to influence and advise senior leaders with credibility

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• ambition and credibility
• IFRS and UK reporting
• statutory accounting
• financial governance and internal controls

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