Financial Controller

Halliday Marx; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Halliday Marx is seeking a Group Finance Controller for an 18-month maternity cover. You will own group consolidation, prepare the consolidated financial statements, and drive statutory reporting and KPI reporting across a multi-entity, multi-currency setup.

You will lead a small team, review outputs, and partner with Commercial Finance for insights. The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA and a hands-on, proactive approach to change and automation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading group consolidation and financial reporting.
• Ability to automate functional reporting and KPI reporting.
• Experience with multi-currency and multi-entity environments.
• Strong attention to detail and technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience managing a small finance team and reviewing outputs.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting.
• Own monthly financial reporting and automate regional and product-level P&L reporting.
• Prepare and review management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Manage and develop a small team of two direct reports.
• Review work of junior members and ensure quality control.
• Partner with Commercial Finance for analysis and decision support.
• Lead the audit transition to a new auditor.
• Own statutory reporting, accounts and covenant reporting.
• Act as senior escalation point for the Financial Control team.
• Drive process improvements and AI-related finance transformation projects.

Skills

Consolidation expertise

Group reporting

Multi-entity consolidation

Process improvements

Team management

Audit liaison

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

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

Duties Include:

• 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