Financial Controller

We’re delighted to be partnering with a well-established business on a rare, ground-floor finance hire, with a blank sheet of paper and the backing to build something properly.Following a period of significant change, our client is setting a new strategic direction and expanding its structure, with real investment behind the finance function.The RoleYou’ll design and run a single finance function serving two connected entities, owning the books from transaction to statutory accounts and shaping the operating model, data model and finance technology around them. Accounting, payroll and tax compliance are outsourced, so you’ll direct the provider rather than manage a team.What You’ll OwnFinance transformation: decide what’s in-house, outsourced and automated, then make it happenData and technology: a new chart of accounts and data model, with modern tech that automates manual work and builds in controlsBooks and reporting: month and year-end close, accounting policies, statutory accounts, and day-to-day ownership of the auditCash and payments: cash forecasting, investment accounting and payment controls across both entitiesGovernance: financial controls, compliance, and insight for senior leadership, not just packsWhat You’ll BringQualified accountant with audit or statutory reporting groundingOwnership of (or clear deputy on) a full set of books through to auditA track record of redesigning or automating finance processesConfidence with data and finance technology, and a sensible view on where AI belongsClear communication with non-finance colleaguesDesirable: building a finance function, multi-entity accounting, managing outsourced providersStart-up, scale-up, practice, in-house or returning from a break: all backgrounds welcome.Why ApplyBuild a finance function from the ground upDirect exposure to senior leadership and the BoardReal autonomy and ownership from day oneHybrid, full-time or four days a week, permanentIf you want to shape how finance works rather than just run it, send me your CV for a confidential conversation.