Group Finance Controller: Lead Acquisitions & Controls

Phipps Cameron Recruitment; Over Norton; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a senior Group Financial Controller for a UK PE-backed insurance platform. The role owns the financial control environment, governance, and month-end reporting, interacting with the Group CFO/C‑Suite.

The successful candidate will lead a finance controllership team of ~15 across multiple entities, drive acquisition integration, and oversee tax and treasury as part of the broader finance agenda.

Qualifications

• Significant insurance sector experience.
• Proven ability to lead financial controllership in a complex, multi‑entity environment.
• Experience building and developing large finance teams.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and reporting.
• Experience with acquisition integration.
• Exposure to tax and treasury responsibilities.
• Strong technical and commercial finance capability.
• Comfortable operating strategically while staying hands-on when required.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group's financial control environment with robust processes, controls, governance and month-end reporting.
• Lead the financial integration of acquired businesses, including group reporting, systems, processes, controls and policies.
• Lead and develop a finance controllership team of around 15, providing direction and performance management.
• Identify opportunities to standardise, automate and improve finance processes across the Group.
• Provide technical and commercial input into wider finance projects and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with senior finance, operational and business stakeholders to support Group growth.
• Oversee tax and treasury activities alongside core controllership responsibilities.

Skills

Insurance finance

Controllership leadership

Financial controls

Governance & reporting

Acquisition integration

Tax & treasury

Strategic yet hands-on

Job description

Unknown is seeking a senior Group Financial Controller for a UK PE-backed insurance platform. The role owns the financial control environment, governance, and month-end reporting, interacting with the Group CFO/C‑Suite.

The successful candidate will lead a finance controllership team of ~15 across multiple entities, drive acquisition integration, and oversee tax and treasury as part of the broader finance agenda.