Group Financial Controller

Experience in treasury management and group tax matters would be particularly advantageous.

What you'll get in return

This is an excellent opportunity to secure a senior leadership position within an ambitious and growing international organisation. In addition to a highly competitive salary and benefits package, you will gain exposure to strategic board-level projects, business transformation initiatives, and future corporate activity. The organisation operates a flexible working model, offering significant flexibility once established in the role and fully embedded within the business. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact, influence business performance, and further develop your career within a complex and commercially driven environment.

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Desired Skills and Experience

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a highly successful, international, private equity-backed organisation experiencing significant growth and transformation. With operations across multiple jurisdictions and ambitious future plans, the business offers a unique opportunity to join a high-performing leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the finance function. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-paced environment where finance is a true strategic partner to the business. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership, investors, and external stakeholders while driving excellence across financial control, reporting, and business transformation initiatives.

Your new role

As Group Financial Controller, you will report directly to the CFO and take overall responsibility for the group's financial control environment, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple entities. You will lead and develop an established finance team, oversee group consolidation and reporting, manage external audit processes, and support key strategic initiatives. Working at the centre of the finance function, you will play a key role in maintaining strong governance while supporting continued growth and change across the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the group's financial control, governance, and reporting processes.
• Managing monthly, quarterly, and annual group consolidations.
• Overseeing statutory and management reporting across multiple entities.
• Leading and developing a team of qualified finance professionals.
• Managing external audit relationships and ensuring timely completion of audit requirements.
• Supporting acquisitions, integrations, refinancing activities, and other strategic projects.
• Driving process improvement, automation, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Partnering with senior leadership on board reporting and key business decisions.
• Overseeing treasury activities, cash flow forecasting, and risk management.
• Supporting group-wide tax compliance and financial governance activities.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience operating at Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller, Head of Finance or similar senior finance leadership level. To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Experience within a private equity-backed business environment.
• Strong international and multi-entity group finance experience.
• Proven expertise in group consolidation and financial reporting.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing finance teams.
• A strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management.
• Previous exposure to acquisitions, due diligence, refinancing, or corporate transactions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at executive level.
• Strong systems and process improvement experience.

Experience in treasury management and group tax matters would be particularly advantageous.

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