Group Financial Controller

Group Financial Controller | Leeds | Up to six figures DOE + benefits

I'm working with a leading global consultancy who are looking for a Group Financial Controller to join them in Leeds, reporting directly to the Group Finance Director.

This is the GFD's number two, and it's a genuinely broad seat. It pulls together three areas that don't often sit in one role: group financial reporting, management reporting (both internally and up to the parent), and treasury.

The systems and tax functions sit elsewhere, so this isn't a role where you'll be buried in ERP configuration or compliance returns, it's about owning the numbers, running the reporting cycle, and being the person the GFD can hand things to and trust them to land.

It's also a role with somewhere to go. The business is upfront that they would be excited about someone with ambition, maybe someone who has eyes on a Group FD role in time, whether here or elsewhere.

If you're a Group FC in a narrower or smaller role wanting more breadth, or a senior financial accountant reporting into a Group FC and ready to make the step up, this is built for you.

Group financial reporting, including consolidated statements on an IFRS basis across the international group, and quality-reviewing what comes in from overseas. Monthly and quarterly management reporting internally to the board and up to the parent. Treasury: cashflow forecasting, controlling where the group's funds sit, and managing the banking relationships (a part of the role many candidates in larger, centralised-treasury groups never get to touch).

Coordinating the external audit as the primary point of contact. Reviewing and documenting group accounting policies. Supporting the GFD on the things only a strong number two can pick up including M&A, due diligence, valuations, and stepping into the GFD's shoes when needed. Leading and building a small team beneath you, including involvement in the recruitment of it.

There's a lot going on in the background: an ERP selection and implementation, a growing group, and a parent that's demanding on information but genuinely lets the business run itself. The right person will see that as the interesting part.

A qualified accountant with a robust technical background (ACA / ACCA / equivalent), ideally Big 4 trained, with a track record of two or so moves within industry, they are looking for someone who has already made their first move into Industry rather than someone straight out of practice.

Strong technical IFRS and group consolidation experience, including overseas entities. Comfortable across both financial and management reporting. Treasury exposure is a plus, but appetite to own it matters more than years of it. Crucially, the kind of person who's ready for the next step and who’ll challenge, take ownership, and quietly make the GFD's life easier.

A background in a consultancy or professional-services environment (engineering, legal, advisory, or the finance function of an audit practice) translates well here, the concepts of utilisation, project-based working and team delivery carry across.

Hybrid and mostly Leeds-based, with roughly a day a month in London. Occasional overseas travel — rare to begin with, but it'll come with system rollouts or acquisitions. This is a global business; for the right person, the chance to go and work on an overseas acquisition should read as a perk, not a chord.

Up to six figures depending on experience, plus benefits. Salary reviews twice a year.

• 25 days' annual leave rising to 27, with the option to buy more.
• Matched pension to 5%
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Healthy-living subsidy