Senior Group Financial Control Opportunity

This is a senior Group Financial Control opportunity within a growing, FCA-regulated financial services business, reporting directly to the CFO. You'll lead financial control, statutory reporting, governance and audit while also driving improvements across finance systems, processes and the wider control environment offering significant scope to develop the finance function, lead a team and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders as the Group grows.

Client Details

Our client is an established, privately owned financial services business specialising in wealth management and financial planning. With a strong reputation for delivering highly personalised advice and putting clients at the heart of its proposition, the business has ambitious plans for continued growth and is investing in its people, systems and finance infrastructure to support its next phase.

Description

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Group Financial Control to lead the financial stewardship of the Group. As a key member of the finance leadership team, you will oversee the Group's financial control framework, statutory and management reporting, financial governance, and finance operations. You will lead and develop a team of reporting accountants, drive continuous improvement across finance processes and systems, and ensure the business has scalable controls and reporting capabilities to support future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring robust financial controls, governance, accounting policies, and procedures are in place to safeguard the integrity and accuracy of financial information.
• Leading the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, delivering timely, accurate statutory and management reporting in accordance with UK GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain compliance with FCA, HMRC, Companies House, and other statutory obligations, including oversight of corporation tax, VAT, and payroll tax reporting.
• Leading external audit relationships, overseeing balance integrity and reconciliations, and ensuring effective financial risk management and control remediation.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team while creating a scalable finance function capable of supporting future business growth.
• Oversee finance operations and champion continuous improvement, automation, and optimisation of finance systems, controls, and reporting capabilities.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the CFO and Executive team on financial control, technical accounting, governance, and strategic business matters, including M&A integration activities.
• Enhance the control environment through best practice governance, documentation, audit trails, enterprise risk management, and ongoing monitoring of regulatory and accounting developments.