Group Financial Controller - PE-Backed, Growth Role

Finatal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Finatal has partnered with a Private Equity backed retail group based in London. They are seeking an experienced Group Financial Controller to take the next step in their career with a hands-on, growth-enabled role.

You will own technical finance for the group, lead month-end close, manage audits and tax compliance, deliver cashflow forecasting and board packs, and drive process improvements as the business scales.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional finance qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Post-qualification experience in a PE-backed business.
• Strong accounting, management accounts, and regulatory awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own technical finance for the group including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Lead month-end close and deliver monthly management accounts and board/KPI packs.
• Manage the audit process, statutory accounts, tax compliance and auditor relationships.
• Maintain balance sheet integrity and financial controls with reconciliations and working capital management.
• Deliver cashflow forecasting, runway modelling, and bank reporting.
• Own the finance reporting platform, approval workflows and process documentation.
• Drive process efficiency and support exit/due-diligence readiness.
• Partner with budget holders, providing commercial insight on performance and forecasts.
• Support board and investor reporting, including quarterly PE updates.

Skills

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cashflow forecasting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Regulatory awareness

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Finatal has partnered with a Private Equity backed retail group based in London. They are seeking an experienced Group Financial Controller to take the next step in their career with a hands-on, growth-enabled role.

You will own technical finance for the group, lead month-end close, manage audits and tax compliance, deliver cashflow forecasting and board packs, and drive process improvements as the business scales.