A Group Financial Controller role leading management and financial reporting in a PE-backed services business, managing a team of circa 8. Hands-on position with responsibility for audit, regulatory reporting, and financial control in a fast-growing environment.

Client Details

A PE backed, Liverpool-headquartered services business. The firm is highly profitable, experiencing strong growth.

Description

• Lead and develop the group finance function, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Oversee month-end close, consolidations, and performance analysis across entities
• Manage audit processes and act as the key contact for external auditors
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, tax, and statutory reporting requirements
• Drive improvements in financial controls, processes, and systems
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making
• Review sensitive accounting areas (e.g. payroll, bonuses, cash management)
• Support finance transformation and change projects across the business

Profile

• Fully qualified accountant (ideally ACA) with strong technical grounding across both management and statutory reporting
• Proven leader with experience managing and developing teams in a fast-paced environment
• Confident operating in a hands-on, detail-focused role with ownership of key financial processes
• Comfortable in a PE-backed or high-growth business with evolving priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner senior leadership
• Experience in regulated environments (FCA or similar) would be advantageous
• Proactive, resilient, and able to bring structure to a sometimes complex or changing business

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £85,000 to £95,000 per annum
• 25 days of annual leave.
• Opportunity to earn a discretionary bonus
• Senior leadership role with direct exposure to the CFO and business strategy
• Broad, hands-on remit across reporting, control, and finance transformation
• Opportunity to join a growing, profitable PE-backed business
• Strong career progression potential within an expanding finance function
• Stable, high-retention culture with long-tenured team members