Financial Controller

Halliday Marx; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx is representing a fintech client seeking a Group Finance Controller for an 18-month maternity cover. The role is based in Central London with hybrid working.

You will own group consolidation, monthly reporting, and statutory reporting across multiple entities and currencies, leading a small team and partnering with Commercial Finance. The ideal candidate is a qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with strong technical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive, hands-on approach to drive

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA or CIMA certification.
• Strong technical grounding and meticulous attention to detail.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity.
• Experience preparing group reporting by function and multi-entity consolidation.
• Hands-on leader able to manage and develop a small team.

Responsibilities

• Own group consolidation and preparation of group financial reporting by function.
• Own monthly financial reporting, automate functional reporting and regional/product P&L reporting.
• Prepare and review management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency setup.
• Lead audit transition and statutory reporting, liaise with auditors and lenders.
• Identify process improvements and lead finance transformation initiatives, including AI-enabled projects.

Skills

Group consolidation

Financial reporting

Multi-entity accounting

Multi-currency consolidation

Leadership

Process improvement

Project management

Auditing liaison

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

My client is a fin tech business and are looking for a Group Finance Controller for 18 months to cover maternity.

Group Finance Controller

Central London (Hybrid Working)

Duties

• Owning the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting, including reporting by function
• Owning monthly financial reporting, including automating functional reporting, implementing regional and product-level P&L reporting, and supporting financial KPI reporting aligned to agreed business strategies
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• Managing and developing 2 direct reports, overseeing their workload and reviewing their output
• Reviewing the work of junior team members, providing quality control and developing the team
• Partnering with Commercial Finance to support reporting, analysis, and business decision-making
• Leading the audit transition to new auditor
• Owning statutory reporting and compliance across the group, including statutory accounts, audit deliverables, and lender and covenant reporting
• Acting as the senior point of escalation for the Financial Control team and representing finance with auditors, advisers and other external stakeholders
• Identifying and driving process improvements across the finance function
• Leveraging AI tools and supporting or leading AI-related projects and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and process effectiveness across the finance function
• Getting stuck into ad hoc projects and analysis as priorities evolve – no two weeks look quite the same

Requirements:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Strong technical ground and excellent attention to detail
• Proven experience thriving in a fast-paced environment – comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and pace
• A self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal hand-holding
• Comfortable being hands-on – preparing and producing as well as reviewing
• A genuine appetite for improving processes and project-managing change
• Strong financial and management accounting experience
• Experience preparing group reporting by function
• Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation