Group Financial Controller

Employment type: Permanent
Salary: 85k/year - 95k/year

LONDON – 4 DAYS IN OFFICE / 1 FROM HOME – PERMANENT – HIGH-GROWTH, INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

£85,000 - £95,000 + bonus

Are you a hands-on Financial Controller looking to take ownership for an SME group of companies? Do you thrive in partnering closely with operational teams?

We’re hiring a Group Financial Controller for a London-based creative design business ,operating internationally. The company has recently been acquired as part of a wider global group and is entering its next phase of growth and integration.

The finance function has been rebuilt over the past few years and is now regarded as best practice within the wider group. The next step is bringing in an experienced, commercially minded Controller who can own day-to-day finance, strengthen systems and reporting, and partner with the wider business.

WISH LIST

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA) likely 5–9 years PQE
• Experienced Finance Manager/Controller
• Comfortable owning UK month-end + international group consolidation, while partnering confidently with non-finance teams

THE ROLE

• Own the month-end close and deliver accurate, consolidated management accounts
• Manage multi-entity and multi-currency reporting across international offices
• Lead WIP and revenue recognition processes within a project-based environment
• Partner with project directors to review forecasts, margins and billing plans
• Own cashflow forecasting, AR, working capital and billing oversight
• Maintain balance sheet integrity and lead reconciliations across entities
• Drive improvements in reporting packs, KPIs and dashboards
• Support budgeting and reforecast cycles
• Strengthen financial controls
• Lead statutory accounts preparation and manage external auditors
• Develop systems (NetSuite implementation coming soon)
• Support and develop the UK finance team while guiding international colleagues

This role is hands-on. You’ll need to be comfortable rolling your sleeves up where needed, while also thinking strategically about how finance supports the wider business.

YOUR PROFILE

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA)
• Effective communicator – written & verbal
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel
• Experience in FM/FC roles, ideally within a multi-entity, international environment
• Diplomatic and confident working with senior non-finance stakeholders

SALARY & BENEFITS

• £85,000–£95,000 + bonus
• Private healthcare
• 5% employee pension contribution
• Workplace nursery benefit
• Range of discounts + cycle to work scheme