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Financial Controller | Multi-Site Consumer Products Group
£75,000 – £90,000 + bonus
London | Hybrid | 4 days office-based
We are partnering with a fast-growing, PE backed consumer products group that is scaling through a combination of organic growth and acquisition.
The business operates across multiple sites and is at an exciting stage of its journey, with recent funding secured and further growth planned. As the group continues to expand, they are looking to appoint a hands-on Group Financial Controller to build, improve and scale the finance function.
This is a senior, high-impact role working closely with the founders and wider leadership team. It would suit someone who enjoys operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment and is comfortable owning both the strategic and operational elements of finance.
The Role
The Group Financial Controller will take ownership of financial control, reporting, process improvement and finance integration across the group.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Owning financial control across the parent company and individual trading entities
- Developing and improving accounting policies, reporting templates and internal processes
- Maintaining accurate bookkeeping and controls within Xero
- Delivering monthly management accounts and year-end statutory accounts
- Preparing VAT returns and supporting wider compliance requirements
- Supporting payroll processes alongside HR
- Supporting acquisition activity and post-acquisition finance integration
- Building budgets, forecasts and financial models
- Monitoring cash flow and improving forecasting processes
- Preparing board and investor reporting packs
- Bringing structure, control and commercial insight to a scaling finance function
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The Candidate
The successful candidate will be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with strong technical accounting experience and a proven background in controllership.
You will likely bring:
- Experience from a Big 4 or leading accountancy firm audit background
- At least 3 years’ post-qualified experience in industry
- Proven ownership of month-end, statutory accounts, VAT and audit coordination
- Strong technical accounting and consolidation skills
- Experience working across multi-site or multi-entity businesses
- Confidence using Xero, Excel and management reporting tools
- A hands-on approach, with the willingness to prepare accounts, reconcile balances and improve processes directly
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Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial:
- Consumer products, retail, FMCG, leisure, hospitality or multi-site environments
- Investment-backed, founder-led or fast-growth businesses
- Building finance processes from scratch
- Acquisition integration or buy-and-build environments
- Working closely with founders, boards or investors
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded finance leader to join a growing consumer group at a formative stage and play a central role in building the finance function as the business scales.
Package
£80,000 - £90,000 base salary
Hybrid working: 4 days in the office, 1 day from home
Full-time role, Monday to Friday
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