Financial Controller

Palatine Talent; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days Office : 2 days

Home)

Pension contributions matched up to 8%

25 days holiday

On-site parking

Job summary

Palatine Talent is seeking a Financial Controller for a well-established Merseyside business in the Leisure/Retail sector. You will report to the CEO, manage a Financial Accountant, and work with the Finance Manager on the management accounts team.

You will lead IFRS group reporting, consolidate subsidiaries, oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow, ensure UK tax compliance, coordinate audits, strengthen internal controls, and provide strategic advice to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA or ACCA with UK practice or industry experience.
• Experience with IFRS group reporting and consolidation.
• Experience liaising with external auditors and tax advisors.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual group financial statements under IFRS.
• Consolidate results for subsidiaries and business units.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Ensure UK tax compliance and liaise with external tax advisors.
• Maintain internal controls and support senior leadership with insights.

Skills

IFRS reporting

Consolidation

Budgeting

Forecasting

Audit liaison

Tax compliance

Stakeholder reporting

Education

ACA or ACCA qualified

CIMA professionals considered

Job description

Financial Controller opportunity with a well-established, highly regarded, and well-known Merseyside business operating in the Leisure/Retail sector. Reporting directly to the CEO, managing a Financial Accountant, and working alongside a Finance Manager who is responsible for the management accounts team, your remit will include:

• Leading the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual group financial statements in compliance with IFRS.
• Consolidation of financial results for all subsidiaries and business units.
• Timely and accurate reporting to internal stakeholders, external auditors, shareholders, lenders and other regulatory bodies.
• Playing a key role in the Group's budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Ensuring compliance with all UK tax regulations and accounting standards.
• Working with the Group's external tax advisors to comply with UK CT tax filing obligations.
• Managing the relationship with external auditors and overseeing the annual audit process.
• Ongoing development of internal financial controls to meet business demands.
• Overseeing the Group's cash flow, working capital, and liquidity position to ensure financial stability.
• Managing relationships with banks and other financial institutions.
• Working as a key financial advisor to senior leadership, providing recommendations to support decision-making.

Our client is ideally looking for a practice trained, ACA or ACCA qualified Financial Controller/Senior level Financial Accountant, but they will also consider CIMA finance professionals who have worked in a similar profile role covering the financial/technical accounting areas outlined above. Practice trained professionals who have already gained industry experience are preferred, although first‑time movers may also be considered depending on experience. A salary of £70-80k is complimented with benefits including pension (Contributions matched up to 8%), 25 days holiday, Hybrid working (3 days Office : 2 days Home) and on-site parking.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an impressive, well-established business and a friendly, collaborative down‑to‑earth team in a hands‑on Financial Controller role. Applicants must have full and indefinite eligibility to work in the UK (through being a UK citizen or having gained ILR) and should live within a sensible commute of Liverpool.