Group Financial Director – Private Equity in London

London | Large-cap PE-backed Consumer Technology Business | c.£450m Revenue

We are supporting a large-cap, PE-backed consumer technology business as it moves into its next phase following a significant recent transaction.

The Group has approximately £450m of revenue , a complex multi-entity structure and a high level of Board and investor exposure. As the business enters its next stage, they are looking to appoint a Group Financial Director to take ownership of the Group's financial reporting, consolidation and controllership agenda.

This is a senior appointment reporting directly to the CFO, with a clear mandate to ensure the Group's reporting is robust, consistent and capable of supporting the scale and complexity of the business.

The immediate focus will be on Group reporting, consolidation, technical accounting, statutory reporting and financial controls , alongside improving the processes and systems that underpin the function.

The transaction also creates an opportunity to review how the finance function operates across the Group and put in place the structure and reporting framework required for the next stage of growth.

The role

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead the Group financial reporting and controllership function across the business.

You will have responsibility for the integrity and quality of the Group's numbers, overseeing the monthly and year-end close, consolidation, statutory reporting, audit and technical accounting.

The recent transaction means there is a real opportunity to shape the way the Group operates going forward. This will include bringing further consistency to reporting, strengthening controls and improving the underlying finance processes and systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of Group monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting .
• Leading the Group consolidation across a complex multi-entity organisation.
• Responsibility for statutory accounts and the external audit relationship.
• Ownership of technical accounting matters and Group accounting policies.
• Maintaining and strengthening the Group's financial control environment.
• Oversight of balance sheet integrity and key control processes.
• Driving improvements to the month-end close and reporting timetable.
• Preparing high-quality financial reporting for the CFO, Board and PE investors .
• Working closely with FP&A to ensure management reporting and Group reporting are aligned.
• Supporting the CFO through the integration and reporting implications of the recent transaction.
• Leading finance workstreams around future M&A and other corporate activity.
• Developing the Group's reporting systems, processes and automation.
• Leading and developing the wider Group reporting and controllership team.

What we're looking for

This is a role for someone with substantial Group reporting experience and the confidence to operate in a large, complex organisation.

You will be a qualified accountant with a strong technical grounding and experience across:

• Group consolidation
• Financial and statutory reporting
• Technical accounting
• Audit management
• Financial controls and governance
• Multi-entity / international reporting
• Board and investor reporting
• M&A and acquisition accounting

Experience within a PE-backed or listed environment would be highly relevant, particularly where you have operated through a transaction, significant growth or organisational change.

The individual

We're looking for someone who is technically excellent but pragmatic.

You will be comfortable owning a large and complex reporting process, getting into the detail when required and challenging issues where the numbers or controls aren't right.

At the same time, you will be able to step back and give the CFO and Board a clear view of the key issues without overcomplicating things.

The successful candidate is likely to be:

• A strong Group Financial Controller / Financial Director with genuine reporting depth.
• Comfortable operating at scale and with significant financial complexity.
• Experienced working with PE investors and senior Boards .
• Hands-on and prepared to get into the detail.
• Strong on controls, process and technical accounting.
• Comfortable managing through change following a transaction.
• A credible leader who can develop a high-performing finance team.
• Commercially aware, with an interest in the underlying drivers of the business.

The opportunity

With approximately £450m of revenue , a large-cap PE sponsor and a recent transaction creating a new phase for the business, this is a significant Group FD appointment.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to play a central role in shaping the Group finance function following the transaction , working closely with the CFO, Board and investors and building the reporting platform required for the next stage of growth.

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