Financial Controller

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with a high-profile, long-established, data and technology-led organisation to appoint a Financial Controller.

This is a senior leadership role within a complex organisation. You will lead a team of 20 through three direct reports across Technical Accounting, Management Reporting and Finance Operations, setting the direction that gives the business confidence in its financial information and supports better decision-making.

It is a role for someone who sees leadership and culture as central to their impact. You will bring a fresh perspective to how finance operates and lead the function towards a more automated, AI-enabled future.

What will the Financial Controller role involve?

• Leading and developing the central finance teams, including leading other leaders, and creating a positive, high-performing and accountable culture
• Owning the financial control framework, ensuring accounting policies, controls and governance processes operate effectively and meet statutory, regulatory and shareholder requirements
• Leading the end-to-end annual report, statutory accounts and external audit process, and setting the frameworks for delivery across the team
• Building strong relationships with the leadership team, Board Audit & Risk Committee and audit partners, acting as a trusted adviser on control, governance and technical accounting
• Overseeing all core accounting activity, including month-end and year-end close, financial operations and compliance
• Acting as business owner for the finance ERP, Dynamics 365, and setting the delivery roadmap with Technology Services to improve reporting integrity, automation and control effectiveness
• Leading the transformation of finance roles and processes, using automation and AI to create capacity for higher-value activity

Suitable Candidate for the Financial Controller vacancy:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant experience in senior financial control, group accounting or financial reporting within a complex organisation
• A proven leader of leaders, with a track record of building high-performing finance teams and a positive team culture
• Deep technical accounting expertise, with experience leading statutory accounts, annual reports and audits end to end
• Confidence engaging with senior leadership, Audit & Risk Committees and audit partners
• Experience driving finance systems improvement, automation or digital transformation, ideally including Dynamics 365

Additional benefits and information for the role of Financial Controller:

• Performance-related bonus
• Generous pension, with employer contributions of up to 12%
• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Enhanced family leave, including paid partner leave
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Strong learning and development support, including coaching and mentoring
• Wellbeing support, volunteering leave and matched fundraising
• Salary dependent on experience

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