Financial Controller
Stanton House · London, England ·
Overview
In this leadership role you ensure robust financial control and governance across the UK and selected international sites, guiding a growing finance team. You shape reporting quality and drive improvements in processes within a fast-paced, commercially oriented environment. You partner with senior stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning, contributing to growth and change initiatives. This is a high-visibility position with broad impact across the organisation, suitable for a seasoned controllership leader.
Pay / Benefits
- 15% target bonus
- benefits package
- long-term career development opportunities
- high-visibility role
- competitive base salary
Responsibilities
- Lead a finance team of ~10 across two management layers and supervise four team leaders in reporting, transactional finance and business control
- Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting processes
- Maintain strong financial controls, governance and risk management frameworks
- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and team structures
- Partner with senior finance and business stakeholders
- Support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning activities
- Oversee finance operations across multiple jurisdictions with a focus on the UK
- Mentor and develop junior staff to foster a high-performance, collaborative culture
- Support ongoing organisational growth and change initiatives
Key requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA preferred)
- Big 4 trained and/or audit background desirable
- Typically 5-7+ years post-qualified experience
- Experience as Financial Controller or senior controllership leader
- Experience leading larger finance teams and managing managers
- Strong financial reporting and controls experience
- Financial services experience preferred or other regulated/complex environments
- Ability to operate in international/matrix environments
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proven track record in building and developing teams
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- People leadership
- Financial reporting
- Internal controls and governance
- Budgeting and forecasting
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