Group Financial Controller

ISCA Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a rapidly expanding and ambitious manufacturing group. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a high-profile opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of Group reporting, drive financial excellence, and play a key role in the next phase of growth. This is far more than a traditional financial control role. You'll be a trusted business partner to the CEO, CFO and Commercial FD, helping to shape strategy, strengthen controls, integrate acquisitions, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting an increasingly dynamic group structure. This role offers significant long-term career potential and is suited to an ambitious qualified accountant looking to step into a broader leadership position.

Group Financial Controller - The Role:

• Lead all aspects of Group financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance and operational excellence across multiple businesses.
• Manage the preparation and delivery of Group Interim and Annual Financial Reports.
• Undertake the Group consolidation process for management accounts and Group statutory accounts.
• Support operating companies through year-end close and audit readiness.
• Manage relationships with external auditors to ensure efficient and effective audits.
• Prepare subsidiary statutory accounts.
• Drive the implementation and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Ensure compliance with evolving accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Work closely with newly acquired businesses and the Group FD to accelerate integration and financial maturity.
• Identify financial performance variances and recommend improvement initiatives.
• Develop robust, scalable financial controls, systems and processes across the Group.
• Support the commercial FD with technically upskilling of finance teams across multiple entities.
• Support the CFO on acquisition integration, tax planning, R&D tax credits, banking, cash management and company secretarial matters.

Group Financial Controller - The Rewards:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Group where finance plays a central role in driving business performance and growth. The successful candidate will have significant scope to broaden their responsibilities and progress into a larger leadership role as the business continues to expand.

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000

Benefits: Bonus up to 25%, Pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, PMI, life assurance

Location: Home-based, with regular travel to London and Group locations across the UK

Group Financial Controller - About You:

• Technically excellent qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
• Strong accounting expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capability and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.
• Recent audit experience gained in both UK SME and listed/quoted environments.
• Strong knowledge of Group reporting, consolidations and statutory accounting.
• Manufacturing sector experience is highly desirable.
• Exposure of businesses with revenues up to £10m and workforces of up to 100 employees.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial systems knowledge.
• Experience improving finance processes, controls and reporting frameworks.
• Detail-oriented, commercially minded you'll be able to translate financial data into business insight.
• Hands-on and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Confident and clear communicator with the ability to build rapport at all levels from finance teams to senior stakeholders.
• Inquisitive and proactive – continually seeking better ways of working.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and be part of something exciting!