Group Financial Controller

K3 Advisory Group; Bolton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits

Commercial exposure

Job summary

K3 Advisory Group in Bolton seeks a dynamic finance professional to lead their finance team. This role involves managing financial reporting, ensuring strong financial controls, and supporting acquisitions. The ideal candidate will have a relevant accountancy qualification, preferably experience in regulated environments, and a positive, proactive mindset.

Join a fast-paced, growing organization with over 1,200 employees in 25 UK offices offering substantial commercial exposure and great benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing accounts for regulated environments.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Audit training in a sizable firm with industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small finance team responsible for financial accounting.
• Oversee and improve group financial controls.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and support reporting to equity owners.

Skills

Management responsibility

Technical accounting

Financial control environment oversight

Collaboration

Strong interpersonal skills

Confidence to challenge processes

Automation mindset

Education

Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Job description

An exciting new opportunity has become available within the Group Finance department of an ambitious and growing Private Equity backed business for a driven and enthusiastic individual. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will be part of the Group Finance Department. The group is highly acquisitive and has ambitious growth plans, creating the perfect career path for the appropriate candidate.

Role

• Management responsibility – leading a small finance team responsible for monthly financial and management accounting
• Responsible for technical accounting work
• Ensuring the business maintains a strong financial control environment - oversight, improvement, and documentation of group financial controls – working with senior stakeholders (MD’s)
• Ensure consistency of processes across all businesses
• Support Group FD with ad‑hoc change projects and onboarding acquisitions
• Ownership of the preparation of the Group monthly management accounts (consolidation, cashflow, KPIs, etc)
• Support with monthly and weekly reporting to the private equity owners and funders
• Provide ad‑hoc support to the Group FD, CFO/ CEO and business MDs
• Work with tax advisors for tax accounting and ensure robust tax controls
• Ensure consistency in policy and process across the group (prepayments, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations)
• General oversight, improvement and documentation of financial controls

The Candidate

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Ideally experienced in preparing accounts and financial statements for businesses within regulated environments (FCA, SRA regulated etc)
• Positive, can‑do attitude with an enthusiastic and energetic approach to work – a “go getter”
• Strong Technical accounting background, either in a large audit firm or in a large organisation
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Team player with a collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
• Confident management skills
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and suggest improvements
• Ability to produce high quality work to tight deadlines
• Candidate with a “systems” and “Automation” mindset ensuring processes are as slick as possible
• The ideal candidate will be audit trained in a sizable firm with a couple of years industry experience

K3 Advisory Group is a dynamic, acquisitive business undergoing significant transformation and growth. We offer great benefits and superb commercial exposure within a high‑growth PE backed business environment. If you are looking for a new challenge within a collaborative, fast‑paced organisation please get in touch to discuss your future. With over 1,200 employees across the Group, 25 offices in the UK, and international bases in Malaysia and Cyprus.