PE-Backed Services Group - Group Financial Controller & Finance Integration

Andesite Partners; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Andesite Partners has been exclusively retained by a mid-market European private equity investor to appoint a senior finance professional into a newly established UK group pursuing an acquisition-led growth strategy. The business is at an exciting stage with institutional backing and a clear plan to build scale through acquisitions.

The role centers on financial integration, data validation and group financial controlling across growing portfolio entities, offering substantial responsibility to

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong experience in group financial controlling, finance integration or financial transformation.
• Proven track record integrating acquired businesses across multiple entities.
• Excellent technical accounting skills, especially consolidation, reporting and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial integration of newly acquired businesses from assessment to full integration.
• Review, validate and reconcile historical financial information; address reporting weaknesses.
• Establish consistent group-wide accounting policies, controls and reporting standards.
• Oversee management accounts, month-end reporting and financial consolidation across entities.
• Support integration and improvement of accounting systems and processes.
• Collaborate with business finance teams to improve reporting accuracy and performance.
• Develop scalable processes and integration frameworks to support acquisitions.
• Partner with Group CFO and senior leadership on financial transformation.

Skills

Group reporting

Financial integration

Consolidation expertise

Stakeholder management

ERP familiarity

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Andesite Partners has been exclusively retained by a mid-market European private equity investor to appoint a senior finance professional into a newly established UK group pursuing an ambitious acquisition-led growth strategy. The business is at an exciting stage of its development, with institutional backing, an established leadership team and a clear strategy to build a substantial group through acquisitions.

As the platform continues to expand, our client is seeking an experienced, commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of financial integration, data validation and group financial controlling across its growing portfolio of businesses. This is a genuinely hands-on appointment, offering considerable responsibility and the opportunity to help establish the financial infrastructure of a rapidly expanding organisation.

The Role & Responsabilities

Reporting into the Group CFO, the successful candidate will play a central role in integrating newly acquired businesses and establishing consistent, reliable financial reporting across the Group.

• Leading the financial integration of newly acquired businesses, from initial assessment through to full integration.
• Reviewing, validating and reconciling historical financial information, identifying inconsistencies and addressing underlying reporting weaknesses.
• Establishing consistent group-wide accounting policies, financial controls and reporting standards.
• Overseeing management accounts, month-end reporting, financial consolidation and performance reporting across multiple entities.
• Supporting the integration and improvement of accounting systems, financial processes and management information.
• Working closely with individual business finance teams to improve reporting accuracy, financial visibility and operational performance.
• Developing scalable financial processes and integration frameworks to support continued acquisitions.
• Partnering directly with the Group CFO and senior leadership team on financial transformation and wider strategic initiatives.

The Candidate

We are particularly interested in speaking with qualified accountants who have operated within acquisitive, multi-entity organisations and can demonstrate meaningful experience across financial integration, group reporting and financial controls.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Strong experience in group financial controlling, finance integration or financial transformation.
• Demonstrable experience integrating acquired businesses, ideally across multiple transactions.
• Excellent technical accounting capabilities, particularly around consolidation, financial reporting and controls.
• Experience identifying and resolving financial data quality issues.
• Exposure to accounting systems integration, ERP implementation or financial process improvement.
• The ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities and work effectively with senior stakeholders.
• A practical, hands-on approach, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and implement improvements.

Previous private equity experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

We are equally interested in candidates from larger corporate environments who have played a meaningful role in integrating acquisitions, standardising financial reporting and improving financial controls. Relevant backgrounds may include Group Financial Controllers, Heads of Finance, Finance Integration Managers and Finance Transformation Leads.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to join a business at an early and important stage of its development, with the financial backing and acquisition strategy to support significant growth. The successful candidate will work directly with an experienced Group CFO, gain exposure to a broad range of businesses and transactions, and play an important role in shaping the Group's financial infrastructure.

The appointment offers substantial autonomy, a varied and commercially relevant remit, and the opportunity to grow alongside an expanding organisation.

We are conducting a UK-wide search, with remote and hybrid working arrangements to be discussed based on the successful candidate's location and the requirements of the role.

A competitive six-figure remuneration package is available, dependent on experience.