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    Permanent
  • Location

    Leeds- 2-3 days hybrid
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Senior Finance Qualified
  • Industry

    Technology & Internet Services
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    Competitive and comprehensive package

An aggressively expanding SME, seeking an ambitious qualified Group Financial Controller.

Hays Senior Finance are exclusively partnering with a dynamic and rapidly expanding SME business based in Leeds. Their mission is to revolutionise the online experience by offering a unique and high-quality service to customers. As they continue their rapid growth journey, they are seeking to appoint a talented Group Financial Controller to help drive their financial strategy forward.

Role Summary:
The newly appointed Group Financial Controller will be responsible for managing the company’s financial operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, optimising financial performance, and providing strategic financial insights. This is a hands-on role requiring both strategic thinking and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Oversee the group’s financial performance by consolidating results from multiple entities or business units.
  • Develop and implement group-wide financial policies, procedures, and controls to ensure consistency and compliance.
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements, management reports, and performance dashboards for group leadership.
  • Monitor group cash flow, working capital, and treasury activities to ensure financial stability.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance profitability and improve cost efficiency across the group.
  • Lead group-wide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes.
  • Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance in all jurisdictions.
  • Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making at the board and executive levels.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage the finance teams across the group, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
  • Drive financial transformation initiatives, such as system upgrades or process automations, to support the group’s growth.
Qualifications & Skills:
  • Extensive experience in a senior financial role, ideally within a multi-entity or group structure.
  • Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).
  • Strong understanding of group financial reporting, consolidation, and intercompany transactions.
  • Proficiency in financial management systems and group reporting tools.
  • Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to navigate the complexities of a multi-entity environment and work across different regions or time zones.
  • First-class communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly.
  • Experience and training within a Top 4 or Top 10 accounting firm is preferred.
  • Ability to lead, mentor and manage a small, but growing finance team
  • Proficiency in financial software and tools, with good working knowledge of Excel.
  • Experience in complex, fast-growing, and entrepreneurial environments, such as start-up, private equity, owner-managed, or investor-led operations, is preferred.
  • Experience in e-commerce, data specialist, fintech, digital platforms, and similar would be a distinct advantage.
  • The right to work in the UK, without expiry, such as citizenship, ILW, or pre/settlement status.

Why Join Us?
Competitive basic salary, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package, including company bonus.
Hybrid working with 2-3 office days per week.
Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
A vibrant and inclusive work culture that values innovation and collaboration.

If you are an ambitious, forward-thinking, and innovative senior finance professional with top qualifications and a passion for finance, and you desire to make a significant impact on a growing business, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV by clicking apply now.

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