Financial Controller

The Opportunity

Step into a Financial Controller role with real influence across multiple UK and European entities in a dynamic international group. This is a chance to take full ownership of the finance function, shaping processes, driving performance, and providing strategic insight across a complex, multi-entity environment.

The role is ideally suited to a technically strong finance professional with expertise in multi-entity reporting, statutory compliance, and financial controls, who also enjoys partnering with business stakeholders to provide business insight. You will play a key role in translating financial data into actionable strategies, ensuring robust governance, and supporting the business in delivering efficiency, profitability, and sustainable growth.

Purpose of the Role

As Financial Controller, you will oversee all accounting and finance activity across your remit, ensuring accurate reporting, robust governance, and compliance with group policies, accounting standards, and statutory requirements.

You will act as the senior finance lead for the entities you manage, delivering clear, actionable financial information and insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of day-to-day accounting operations, including Billing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger
• Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts, board-level reporting, and financial statements in line with group deadlines
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, providing clear insight and constructive challenge
• Ensuring all financial reporting is accurate, timely, and compliant with statutory and group requirements
• Management of cashflow, working capital, debt, and collections, including weekly and monthly cashflow forecasting
• Oversight of banking relationships, lender covenant compliance, and external reporting obligations
• Responsibility for tax and statutory reporting, supported by external advisors
• Maintaining and continuously improving internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Acting as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders across the business
• Leading, mentoring, and developing the finance team, ensuring clarity of roles, accountability, and performance
• Ownership of the external audit process, managing auditors and advisors to ensure timely, issue-free delivery
• Managing relationships with external company secretarial providers to ensure governance requirements are met

Process Improvement & Projects

• Driving process improvements to accelerate reporting and improve quality, insight, and consistency
• Reviewing and enhancing finance systems, processes, and ways of working across international entities
• Supporting ad-hoc finance and strategic projects at both local and group level

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance role within a multi-entity, international environment
• Strong understanding of UK statutory reporting; international exposure beneficial but not essential
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, multi-company and multi-currency organisations

Personal Attributes

• Strong people leadership and delegation skills
• Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving capability
• Confident communicator able to influence at senior levels
• Organised, resilient, and comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Commercially minded with a pragmatic, hands‑on approach

Why Apply

This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong, commercially minded finance professional to take full ownership of a Finance function across multiple international entities. You will have the chance to shape finance processes, strengthen controls, and deliver actionable insights that directly impact business performance. The role offers exposure to complex multi‑entity operations, opportunities to drive efficiency and profitability, and the chance to operate at the intersection of finance and commercial strategy. With a supportive environment, autonomy, and a competitive package, this position is ideal for someone looking to step into a senior finance leadership role with genuine influence and responsibility.