The Business
Finatal is partnering with a PE-backed facilities management business headquartered in Milton Keynes to appoint a Group Financial Controller into its senior leadership team. Operating across a multi-entity group structure with an active buy-and-build strategy, the business is in an exciting phase of growth and is building out its finance function to match its ambition.
This is a critical hire. Reporting directly to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller will own the financial control, reporting and governance of the group — bringing rigour, pace and a genuine appetite for improvement to a finance function undergoing meaningful transformation. The role carries real influence across the leadership team and investor stakeholders, and offers the platform to leave a lasting mark on the finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the group financial control function across all entities, ensuring strong control, clear accountability and high reporting standards
- Own the group month-end and year-end close process, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and well controlled
- Oversee all transactional finance activity, ensuring OTC and P2P processes operate with appropriate control, ownership and performance discipline
- Own the group consolidation process, managing intercompany balances, eliminations and group reporting with precision
- Lead the preparation and review of monthly management and financial reporting across the group
- Oversee the preparation of annual statutory accounts and lead a well-managed year-end process
- Act as the primary finance contact for external auditors, ensuring audit readiness across the team at all times
- Take responsibility for VAT and CIS compliance and reporting across relevant entities
- Oversee Treasury activity including cash visibility, liquidity awareness, banking controls and related governance
- Implement and maintain group-wide finance policies, controls and standard operating procedures
- Identify weaknesses in current processes and lead significant improvements to strengthen the finance function
- Drive finance transformation initiatives including process redesign, system improvement and integration activity
- Lead, develop and strengthen the finance team, building clarity of roles, accountability and capability
- Champion the adoption of AI and emerging technologies within the finance function, identifying practical opportunities to improve processes and reporting through technology
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a technically strong, operationally-minded finance leader who can combine deep accounting expertise with a genuine drive for improvement and transformation. The ideal candidate will bring:
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified with a minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience — essential
- Proven experience in a Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller or senior finance leadership role
- Strong technical accounting background including statutory reporting, multi-entity consolidation and audit management
- Experience leading month-end and year-end close across a multi-entity group, with full ownership of the consolidation process
- Solid working knowledge of VAT, CIS, Treasury and financial control requirements
- Experience overseeing transactional finance functions alongside financial reporting responsibilities
- Background in a B2B services or contract-driven environment — facilities management, property services, engineering services, infrastructure or outsourcing strongly preferred
- Experience implementing finance policies, controls and process improvements in a changing environment
- Exposure to acquisitions, integrations or finance transformation advantageous
- Strong Excel and finance systems capability; experience of Sage Intacct is a plus
- A genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for AI and technology, with a desire to explore how new tools can improve the finance function — prior AI experience is not required
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and change management capability
To apply or find out more, please contact the Finatal team with your CV in the first instance.