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Group Financial Controller
Our client is a leading UK food business known for quality, sustainability and long-standing customer partnerships. As the business enters an exciting phase of growth, it is investing significantly in finance systems, capability and process improvement.
This is far more than a traditional financial control role. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you'll play a key role in shaping the future finance function, leading transformation initiatives, managing a high-performing team, and influencing strategic decision-making across the Group.
- Join a Values-Led Culture - Work within a collaborative, empowered environment that encourages ownership, development and continuous improvement.
- Make a Commercial Impact - Drive improvements across financial control, reporting, cash performance, governance and business performance.
- Lead Transformation - Play a central role in a wider finance transformation programme.
- International Experience - This role offers the opportunity to work in partnership with international business units, working with them to enhance their performance and that of the wider group.
- Accelerate Your Career - Gain exposure to senior leadership, board-level reporting and opportunities to deputise for the Group Finance Director.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead Group reporting, consolidations, statutory accounts and audit delivery.
- Strengthen financial controls, governance and risk management.
- Oversee treasury, cash flow forecasting and working capital performance.
- Provide commercial insight to support strategic decision-making.
- Support ERP implementation and finance transformation initiatives.
- Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team.
About You
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience within large, complex, multi-entity or multinational organisations.
- Strong background in Group reporting, controls, audit and governance.
- Exposure to treasury, cash flow and working capital management.
- Track record of finance transformation, ERP implementation or process improvement.
- Credible, collaborative leader with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
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Particularly Attractive Backgrounds
- Big 4 trained with subsequent industry experience.
- Multinational finance experience.
- FMCG, food manufacturing, fresh food, consumer goods or multi-site operations.
- International reporting and multi-currency exposure.
If you're an ambitious finance leader looking to combine technical excellence, commercial influence and transformation leadership within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
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