Eton Bridge Partners Ltd
Group Finance Director
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Group Finance Director
Group Finance Director
Eton Bridge Partners have exclusively partnered with a rapidly scaling, tech-enabled business in the financial services sector who are looking to appoint a Group Finance Director.
This is a pivotal leadership role reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for overseeing financial governance, reporting, and control across a complex international group structure comprising multiple regulated entities.
The role would suit a technically strong finance leader with substantial Group Controller experience, who is looking to progress towards a future Chief Financial Officer appointment.
Core Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of consolidated group management reporting, including the preparation of high-quality financial packs and insightful commentary for senior leadership and Board stakeholders
- Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting, including robust variance analysis against forecast, budget, and long-term strategic plans
- Manage the period-end close process across multiple regulated entities, ensuring consistency, control, and continuous improvement in timelines and reporting quality
- Partner closely with the CFO to streamline reporting cycles and progress towards a best-in-class group close timetable
- Enhance the clarity, consistency, and strategic value of financial reporting to support decision-making across a regulated investment environment
- Lead oversight of safeguarding processes, ensuring full compliance with regulatory obligations across relevant entities
- Manage treasury and liquidity oversight at the group level, including:
- Cash flow forecasting
- Capital planning
- Banking relationships across jurisdictions
- Ensure strong balance sheet governance, including:
- Intercompany reconciliations
- Technical accounting treatment
- Oversight of complex group structures
- Own audit relationships across the group and ensure successful delivery of:
- Statutory audits
- Regulatory reporting requirements
- Oversee tax compliance and planning across multiple jurisdictions, including:
- Corporate tax
- Indirect tax
- Cross-border structuring considerations
- Build and develop a high-performing finance function capable of supporting rapid growth and increasing regulatory complexity
- Lead the adoption of automation and AI-enabled tools within the finance function, improving:
- Efficiency
- Accuracy
- Insight generation across reporting, forecasting, and close processes
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Candidate Profile
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
- Strong background in complex group environments
- Experience leading finance transformation programmes
- Experienced in managing and developing high-performing finance teams
- Proven expertise in:
- Management reporting
- Statutory and regulatory financial reporting
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to:
- Interpret performance drivers
- Communicate insights clearly to senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated track record of improving:
- Financial reporting processes
- Controls
- Data quality
- Experience optimising close cycles and implementing scalable finance processes in fast-growth environments
- Experience operating within client money/safeguarding/custody or similar regulated frameworks (e.g. CASS or equivalent regimes)
- Strong understanding of:
- Treasury
- Liquidity management
- Capital considerations within a regulated group
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