Pineapple Recruitment Ltd
Group Financial Controller
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Group Financial Controller
Location: Herefordshire (On-site)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum + Benefits
Required Qualification: ACA / ACCA (Minimum 2 years PQE)
Experience Level: Ideal first or second move from practice into industry
The Opportunity
Pineapple Recruitment is aligned with a highly successful, multi-entity group in Herefordshire to find an ambitious Group Financial Controller.
This role is ideal for an ACA or ACCA-qualified professional (with at least 2 years PQE) who wants to step out of practice or scale up their existing industry experience. Working closely with the Finance Director, you will secure immediate, high-profile exposure to senior-level decision-making while steering the group's financial operations.
If you want a role that moves you beyond auditing numbers and places you directly in a position to influence commercial strategy, this is the perfect role.
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Key Responsibilities
- Ownership of Financial Health: Take ownership of the day-to-day financial health of the group, ensuring statutory compliance and guiding a progressive finance team.
- Financial Reporting & Analysis: Oversee the consolidation of multi-entity financial statements, preparing high-level monthly management information and key performance indicators.
- Forecasting & Planning: Drive the preparation of budgets and forward-looking weekly forecasts, presenting variance analyses directly to leadership.
- Compliance & Controls: Manage group tax compliance (including CT, VAT, and payroll-related submissions) and act as the principal point of contact for external auditors.
- Cash Management: Maintain close control over treasury operations, managing daily banking activities and mid-to-long-term cash flow forecasting.
- Leadership & Development: Direct and support a multi-skilled accounting team, aiding in their professional growth and qualification pathways.
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Candidate Profile
- Qualifications: Fully qualified ACA or ACCA with a minimum of 2 years post-qualified experience.
- Background: Ideally seeking a first or second career move out of public practice, or equivalent experience managing multi-entity structures in-house.
- Leadership: Natural capability to supervise, mentor, and build the skills of a multi-skilled finance department.
- Attributes: A proactive communicator with strong organisational skills, capable of translating complex financial performance into clear commercial insights.
For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply using the link.
Please note, due to the confidential nature of this role, all shortlisted candidates will be required to sign an NDA ahead of receiving the full job description.
Pineapple Recruitment Ltd is acting as a preferred recruitment agency on behalf of our client for this vacancy.
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