Global Group Finance Controller & Strategy Partner

SF Partners; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is recruiting a Group Commercial Finance Manager to join a global business. Based in Tewkesbury, you will partner with senior leaders, own budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and month-end close, and drive performance insights across multiple regions.

You will be a qualified accountant with multinational experience, strong Excel and PowerPoint, and a track record of process improvement and financial transformation.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in business controlling, manufacturing, or corporate reporting.
• Experience in multinational organisations with complex reporting structures.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, and financial performance reporting.
• Proven ability to drive change initiatives and improve processes.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into insights.
• Strong communication skills to engage with senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders across key business functions, providing financial analysis and commercial insight.
• Own business controlling activities including budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and performance tracking.
• Ensure monthly reporting requirements are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Monitor departmental expenditure against budget, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and cost control.
• Support month-end close activities, including consolidation, reconciliation, error identification, and resolution.
• Work collaboratively with regional finance teams and shared service functions to ensure reporting accuracy and completeness.
• Provide analysis and decision support to senior management to improve business performance.
• Support the development and implementation of improved reporting processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Contribute to benchmarking, process improvement initiatives, and finance transformation projects.
• Lead or participate in projects across business units and locations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

SF Partners is recruiting a Group Commercial Finance Manager to join a global business. Based in Tewkesbury, you will partner with senior leaders, own budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and month-end close, and drive performance insights across multiple regions.

You will be a qualified accountant with multinational experience, strong Excel and PowerPoint, and a track record of process improvement and financial transformation.