Group Financial Controller - PE - West Yorkshire

Axon Moore; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Private Equity backed business in the United Kingdom is seeking a Group Financial Controller to oversee accounting functions and drive financial controls. The successful candidate will lead a large finance team and work closely with C-Suite and investors, playing a key role in the company's growth strategy. This is a highly visible leadership position with development potential towards a CFO role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a larger business, ideally with multiple entities.
• Strong technical accounting and controls background.
• Private Equity experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing accounting and financial controls for multiple entities.
• Leading and mentoring a large finance team.
• Implementing a robust financial controls framework.
• Managing statutory reporting, year-end audit, and cash flow forecasting.
• Ensuring compliance with Tax and VAT requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Financial controls

Strategic thinking

Accounting principles

Education

Qualified finance leader

Degree in finance or related field

Job description

Axon Moore are supporting a leading Private Equity backed business in West Yorkshire with the appointment of a Group Financial Controller.

The business is going through an exciting phase of growth and evolution. With a turnover of +£100m and double digit EBITDA projected in the coming years, there are a number of key strategic incentives underway, as well as ambitious plans to build on their impressive organic growth further via M&A.

A Group Financial Controller is required who can drive robust controls and lead the team through the next phase of growth. This will be a highly visible role, and they will reach far beyond finance, with exposure to commercial functions and C‑Suite/PE investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing all necessary accounting and financial controls for a number of business entities
• Leading a large finance function, mentoring and developing the team and its individuals to the best of their potential
• Implementing a robust financial controls framework, suggesting areas for improvement and ensuring the controls are befitting of a business of their scale (which is likely to increase in the coming years)
• ct as a leading business partner, representing the finance function and championing the role of finance across all facets of the business
• Overseeing all statutory reporting, year end audit, cash flow forecasting and internal controls procedures
• Ensure Tax, VAT and all HMRC requirements are met and managed accordingly
• Input into strategic processes such as M&A as and when business dictates

Qualifications

• Qualified finance leader, with experience gained in a larger business ideally with multiple entities
• Strong technical accounting and controls background, with progression into leadership roles in industry
• Private Equity experience would be desirable
• The key requirement is for this person to be able to make an impact, be proactive, lead people through a period of change, and demonstrate high calibre reporting, analysis and leadership

A degree of hybrid working can be an offer, however this is a visible leadership role and the successful person will be required to be on site for the majority of the time.

This is a stand out opportunity in the Yorkshire market if you are seeking an Group FC role that is varied and a great platform to being a CFO in the future.