Group Financial Controller

Rutherford Briant; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong Pension

Excellent Bonus Scheme

Career progression to Directorial role

Job summary

Rutherford Briant is seeking a Group Financial Controller in Ipswich to lead financial strategy and the accounting function for a high-growth business. The role involves ownership of group reporting, M&A activity, and system improvements, reporting directly to the CEO.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong technical accounting background, proven in senior finance roles, and able to drive profitability, cashflow, and succession planning within a multi-layered group.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting background.
• Experience as Financial Controller/Head of Finance or Finance Director level.
• Knowledgeable across the M&A space in an acquisitive group.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end monthly reporting including consolidations, treasury, audit and tax.
• Drive profitability, cashflow forecasting, management reporting and working capital improvements.
• Oversee financial due diligence, integration, and identification of acquisition opportunities.
• Drive system, data and process improvements to deliver better reporting.
• Stretch and develop a growing team of qualified and trainee accountants.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Technical accounting

M&A experience

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Are you a strategically focused Financial Controller looking to join a large business and take ownership of a high growth accounting function?

An entrepreneurial business based in Ipswich are looking for a Group Financial Controller to lead financial strategy, M&A activity, group reporting and system improvements across a well-known brand.

As a Group Financial Controller you will:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO contributing to strategy, business decision-making, market analysis and job costings
• Take responsibility for the end-to-end production of the monthly accounts including statutory reporting, treasury, audit, tax and costings
• Be the project-lead on all aspects of profitability, cashflow, forecasts, management reporting and working capital
• Support the acquisition process helping with financial due diligence, integration and business identification
• Drive constant systems, data and process improvements highlighting areas for efficiencies and new reporting tools
• Lead, develop and mentor a growing team of qualified and part-qualified individuals assisting with succession planning and future development

As a Group Financial Controller you will be:

• A qualified accountant with a strong technical accounting background working within a multi-layered group of businesses
• Proven at the Financial Controller, Head of Finance or Finance Director level
• Knowledgeable across the M&A space working across an acquisitive group

As a Group Financial Controller you will get:

• Salary between £85,000 - £90,000
• Strong Pension
• Excellent Bonus Scheme
• Opportunity to progress into a wider Directorial position