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Group Financial Controller

Job Posted: 4 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Fareham

Expire in: a month

Job Description

This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished senior finance leader to join a highly respected, UK-wide organisation at the forefront of a vital and fast-moving sector. With a strong purpose-driven culture, modern working practices and a significant national footprint, the business offers both scale and complexity, along with a highly collaborative environment in which finance plays a central role in strategic decision-making.

As Group Financial Controller, you will take ownership of the Group’s financial control environment, statutory reporting, technical accounting leadership and financial governance across a diverse and regulated group. This role sits at the heart of the organisation’s financial operations and provides an opportunity to shape best practice, drive continuous improvement, and influence strategic outcomes at Executive and Board level.

What will the Group Financial Controller role involve?

· Leading and developing two key finance teams, ensuring clarity of objectives, high performance and continued professional growth
· Overseeing the monthly CFO reporting cycle, setting timetables, reviewing content, and ensuring high-quality insight for the Executive and Board
· Continuous improvement of financial reporting, leveraging technology to strengthen controls, streamline processes and enhance analytical capability
· Acting as a technical accounting authority, providing guidance on IFRS, legislation updates and complex accounting treatments across the Group
· Managing the end-to-end production of annual and interim statutory accounts, coordinating internal contributors and liaison with external auditors
· Leading the external audit process, ensuring timely preparation of supporting papers and schedules
· Supporting financial planning and modelling with expert accounting insight

Suitable Candidate for the Group Financial Controller vacancy:

· Practice trained and ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with extensive post-qualification experience within a complex group environment
· Strong technical accounting capability, including deep knowledge of IFRS and statutory reporting for medium or large groups, and experience of preparing both annual and interim reports
· Demonstrable experience leading teams, coaching high performers and building an engaged, collaborative culture

Additional benefits and information for the role of Group Financial Controller:

· Comprehensive total reward package supporting both professional and personal wellbeing
· Agile working environment offering a blend of modern office facilities and remote working
· Opportunity to play a pivotal role in the transformation of a major UK organisation, supporting innovation and long-term strategic ambition

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