Financial Controller - Marlow, England

FryerMiles; Marlow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK business is seeking a Financial Controller to lead their accounting team in Marlow. This pivotal role includes driving process improvements, overseeing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with audit and governance standards. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience managing teams and strong SAP knowledge, and must possess professional-level Spanish language skills. If you are an experienced finance leader who enjoys facing challenges, this position offers competitive compensation and is on-site.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA certification.
• Experience in leading finance teams of up to 6 people.
• Strong knowledge of SAP and UK & international accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the accounting team.
• Drive improvements in monthly and annual reporting.
• Oversee UK reporting into business and group.
• Manage cashflow and forecasting tools.
• Ensure compliant statutory audit reporting.
• Strengthen controls and financial governance.

Skills

Leadership

Process Improvement

Financial Governance

Spanish Language

Education

Qualified Accountant (CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Financial Controller – Marlow (On-site) - Up to £70k + Benefits

We’re supporting a major UK business as they look to appoint a Head of Accounting — a pivotal role leading their UK Accounting & Reporting function.

If you’re an experienced finance leader who thrives on driving change, sharpening processes, and building high-performance teams, this is a fantastic opportunity.

The role

You’ll lead a sizeable accounting and reporting team, improving the control environment, strengthening processes, and ensuring timely, accurate financials across P&L, Balance Sheet, cashflow and CAPEX.

You’ll also be the key contact for audit, tax, technical accounting, and senior UK stakeholders — partnering closely with the UK Finance Director.

Because this role involves regular collaboration with global finance teams, professional-level Spanish is essential.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, developing and structuring the Accounting Team
• Driving process improvements across monthly and annual reporting
• Overseeing all UK reporting into both the UK business and group
• Managing cashflow, working capital and forecasting tools
• Leading statutory audit and ensuring compliant reporting
• Strengthening controls, balance sheet integrity and financial governance
• Partnering with payroll to ensure clean reconciliations
• Implementing policy, systems and automation improvements
• Supporting M&A projects and financial due-diligence
• Leading a programme to simplify UK legal entity structures

What we’re looking for

• Qualified Accountant (CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Experience leading a team up to 6
• Strong SAP knowledge
• Excellent grasp of UK & international accounting standards
• Proven track record in process, control and reporting improvements
• Able to influence and engage SLT, auditors and global stakeholders
• Comfortable leading through cultural change
• Spanish language skills at a professional working level — required

Who this suits

A confident, hands‑on senior finance leader who loves building, fixing and improving — someone who can bring clarity to complexity and develop a team around them.