Group Financial Controller

Reed; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Exposure to high-profile UK and EU ...

Genuine career progression into FD

Pension scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Reed Finance is partnering with a dynamic and rapidly growing construction group known for delivering high‑quality projects across the UK and Europe, who are seeking to add an ambitious and commercially minded Financial Controller to their finance team.

This role will oversee the finance function and support operational and commercial decision‑making, requiring a fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with at least five years post‑qualification experience in construction.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with post‑qualification experience.
• Experience leading finance teams and functions in the construction sector.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Commercially focused with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day‑to‑day finance function and oversee all accounting operations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and oversee month‑end / year‑end closes.
• Oversee consolidation and reporting of multiple entities and statutory accounts.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and VAT/CIS reporting.
• Partner with project managers and operational teams to drive profitability.
• Develop and improve financial controls and reporting processes.
• Mentor finance team members where applicable.

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA

Job description

Financial Controller

• Location: East London
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (Office based)
• Salary: Circa £100,000 - £110,000 per annum plus benefits

Reed Finance is partnering with a dynamic and rapidly growing construction group known for delivering high-quality projects across the UK and Europe, who are seeking to add an ambitious and commercially minded Financial Controller to their finance team.

This role will be overseeing the finance function and play a key role in supporting operational and commercial decision-making.

Successful individuals must be a fully qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years post qualified with a strong background working within the construction leading finance functions and teams.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Manage the day-to-day finance function and oversee all accounting operations.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts for the group.
• Lead and oversee month-end and year-end close processes.
• Manage the consolidation and reporting of six group entities.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts and support external audit requirements.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across the group.
• Monitor project performance, profitability, and financial risk.
• Business partner with project managers, quantity surveyors, and operational teams.
• Ensure accurate preparation and submission of VAT returns.
• Manage and maintain compliance with CIS regulations and reporting requirements.
• Develop and improve financial controls, reporting processes, and systems.
• Manage and mentor finance team members where applicable.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• 5 years post-qualified experience.
• Ideally practice trained with 3-5 years industry experience.
• Strong construction sector experience is essential.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing finance teams and functions
• Ideally experience producing consolidated accounts for a multi-entity group.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Sound understanding of CIS regulations and VAT reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Commercially focused with excellent communication skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary package.
• Exposure to high-profile UK and European projects.
• Genuine career progression opportunity into Finance Director role
• Pension scheme.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives.