Financial Controller

“I’m here to support, unlock and enable.”

That line came up when the Finance Director was talking about why this role exists.

The business has grown quickly. Faster than the current finance setup was designed for. And the leadership team have been very clear that now is the moment to invest properly in finance, rather than wait until it hurts.

This is a newly created Financial Controller role in a private equity backed business operating across the UK and Australia. The commercial side is flying. New customers, more complexity, more expectation on finance to keep up and then get ahead.

Finance is solid. The ask now is for it to lead, not just respond.

Where the business is at

There is a clear ambition to build a finance function that would stand up in a PLC environment over time. Not because that is imminent, but because doing it properly early saves pain later.

Some accounting activity still sits outside the business. That was a conscious choice. It has reached the point where it limits visibility and pace.

This role exists to bring that capability in house and shape a finance function that works at speed.

You are not being brought in to fix a problem. You are being brought in to build.

What the role actually involves

This is not steady state control. It is build and scale.

You will:

• Lead the move to bring accounting operations in house and design how they work
• Own group consolidation and statutory reporting across a growing multi entity structure
• Act as the technical accounting authority where judgement is needed
• Put controls and policies in place that scale without slowing the business
• Improve cash visibility, forecasting and lender reporting
• Introduce systems and automation that genuinely make life easier for the team

You will lead a team of around six to ten across AP, AR, general accounting and treasury. They are capable and engaged. This is about development and direction, not rescue.

You will report into a Finance Director who leads collaboratively and wants someone to work alongside them, with space to challenge and shape decisions.

Whats in it for you?

• This will be a game changer for the right candidate.
• You get influence, not just responsibility.
• Hybrid working is genuinely flexible. Two days in the office, the rest works around your life.
• The leadership team is aligned and commercial. Decisions get made. Finance has a seat at the table.
• What you build here will still matter when the business is significantly bigger.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy or sell days, and your birthday off as well as a bonus scheme, matched pension, private medical insurance, and enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay.

This will likely suit someone who is

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified and solid on the technical side
• Has spent time in multi entity environments and understands the moving parts
• Is happy being the one people come to when judgement is needed
• Has seen how PE backed businesses actually operate day to day
• Enjoys periods of growth and change more than calm and maintenance
• Sees Financial Controller as part of a longer runway, not the end point

Interested? Apply, or start with a confidential conversation.