Group Financial Controller

We’re looking for a Group Financial Controller to lead a broad portfolio across Group reporting, governance, compliance, and finance operations within a listed business environment. This is a high-impact role with significant visibility across senior leadership, the Audit Committee, and Board, offering the opportunity to influence how Finance supports the wider business as we continue to scale.

This role offers a unique opportunity to step into a broad leadership position with exposure across multiple specialist areas including external reporting, tax, treasury, sustainability reporting, controls, compliance, risk management, and finance transformation.

You’ll join a fast-paced, collaborative environment where curiosity, commercial thinking, and adaptability are highly valued. There’s plenty of scope to shape the role over time as priorities evolve and new regulatory requirements emerge.

We would be open to candidates that would like to take this role on a permanent or a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis. This is a hybrid role in our London Head Office (2 days a week -Tuesdays and Thursdays) 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Group’s external reporting processes, including half-year and full-year reporting under IFRS
• Oversee statutory reporting obligations across multiple jurisdictions
• Manage relationships with external auditors and support the Group audit process
• Drive strong technical accounting governance and policy development
• Prepare high-quality papers and reporting for the Audit Committee and Board
• Oversee the Group’s global tax strategy, governance, and compliance framework
• Ensure compliance across multiple jurisdictions covering corporation tax, VAT/GST, employment taxes, and wider regulatory requirements
• Support tax optimisation initiatives and maintain robust tax governance processes and compliance
• Oversee tax provisioning and disclosures within Group reporting
• Lead Group-wide sustainability and ESG reporting initiatives, including evolving IFRS sustainability requirements
• Oversee controls, compliance, governance, and enterprise risk management frameworks
• Support treasury, liquidity, insurance, and broader financial risk management activities
• Lead the continued development of finance systems, reporting infrastructure, and automation initiatives
• Partner with senior business leaders across Finance and the wider business to support strategic decision-making
• Manage and develop a high-performing leadership team across several specialist finance disciplines
• Support the business through ongoing growth, regulatory change, and finance transformation activity

About you:

ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
Proven experience within a UK listed business environment
Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience leading annual reporting processes
Experience managing external audits and working with senior stakeholders
Broad exposure across governance, controls, compliance, and financial reporting
Ability to operate effectively across multiple specialist finance areas and shifting priorities
Strong relationship-building skills with experience influencing senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a pragmatic and collaborative approach
Experience leading and developing senior teams
Curiosity and willingness to learn new areas quickly
Exposure to sustainability reporting, tax, treasury, or finance transformation