Financial Controller

Marc Daniels; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels, a high-growth international business based in Central London, seeks a commercially minded Financial Controller to lead financial reporting, control environment and a high-performing finance team. The role covers group consolidation, FP&A, treasury and strategic business partnering.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will own month-end close, statutory reporting, audits and governance while partnering with senior leadership on commercial decisions and growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with international group experience.
• Experience in group consolidation across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Strong FP&A experience including budgeting, forecasting and board reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly and annual group consolidation processes across multiple international entities.
• Lead month-end and year-end close with timely and accurate financial results.
• Manage and improve the financial controls framework and governance.
• Coordinate statutory reporting and external audits.
• Lead FP&A including budgeting, forecasting and strategic decision support.
• Drive cash flow forecasting, treasury activities and working capital management.
• Oversee multi-currency reporting and FX exposure across international operations.
• Partner with senior leadership on commercial decision-making and growth initiatives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and transparency.
• Develop, mentor and lead a high-performing finance team.

Skills

Group consolidation

FP&A

Treasury

Budgeting

Forecasting

IFRS

Stakeholder management

Excel

Financial systems

Leadership

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment are proud to be partnering with an exciting, high-growth international business based in Central London to recruit a commercially minded and technically strong Financial Controller.

This is a pivotal leadership role within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, offering exposure across Financial Control, Group Consolidation, FP&A, Treasury and strategic business partnering. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving financial performance, strengthening controls, and supporting the continued growth of the organisation.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller will take ownership of the group's financial reporting and control environment whilst leading a high-performing finance team.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of monthly, quarterly and annual group consolidation processes across multiple international entities.
• Leading the month-end and year-end close, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of financial results.
• Managing and enhancing the financial controls framework, ensuring robust governance and compliance across the business.
• Responsibility for statutory reporting and coordination of external audits.
• Leading the FP&A function, providing insightful analysis, budgeting, forecasting and strategic decision support.
• Driving cash flow forecasting, working capital management and treasury activities.
• Managing multi-currency reporting and foreign exchange exposure across international operations.
• Partnering with senior leadership to support commercial decision-making and business growth initiatives.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency, scalability and financial transparency.
• Developing, mentoring and leading a high-performing finance team.

About You

The successful candidate will possess:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller or Senior Finance Leader within a complex organisation.
• Strong group consolidation experience across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrable experience implementing and maintaining robust financial controls.
• Strong FP&A experience, including budgeting, forecasting and board-level reporting.
• Experience managing cash flow, treasury activities and working capital optimisation.
• Exposure to multi-currency environments and foreign exchange accounting.
• Excellent technical accounting knowledge, ideally including IFRS.
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing and motivating finance teams.
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems experience.