Baker Charles
Commercial Financial Controller
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Commercial Financial Controller
PE-Backed PR / Communications Business | London | £90,000–£110,000 + Bonus
We are partnering with a fast-growing, PE-backed Media business to recruit a Commercial Financial Controller. This is a broad, high-profile role that will sit close to the Finance Director and senior leadership team, combining financial control, commercial finance, and team leadership.
You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance function and lead and develop a finance team, while also getting out into the business and partnering with senior stakeholders to improve performance, profitability, and decision-making.
This is definitely not a role for someone who wants to sit behind a spreadsheet. The business is entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and ambitious, and they want someone who can bring strong financial discipline while also understanding the commercial drivers of a people-led business.
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What you’ll be doing
- Leading, managing, and developing the finance team
- Taking ownership of month-end, management reporting, and financial control
- Leading budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow planning
- Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business
- Providing commercial insight around revenue, margins, utilisation, and profitability
- Developing KPIs, reporting, and dashboards to improve decision-making
- Supporting the CFO with board and PE investor reporting
- Driving improvements across finance processes, controls, and systems
- Supporting strategic projects and the continued growth of the business
Requirements
You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a strong grounding in financial control, but importantly, you’ll also have the personality and commercial mindset to work across the wider business. Experience within PR, communications, marketing, advertising, media, agency, or professional services would be particularly relevant, as would previous experience within a PE-backed or high-growth environment.
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You’ll need to be comfortable managing a team, challenging senior stakeholders, and turning financial information into clear, actionable commercial insight.
It’s a great opportunity for someone who wants a genuinely broad Financial Controller position, significant exposure to the CFO and leadership team, and the chance to play an important role in the next stage of a PE-backed business’s growth.
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