Financial Controller

Financial Controller - Milton Keynes (3-4 days onsite) - Salary circa £90,000 to £100,000



Are you an experienced Financial Controller with prior experience setting up a Finance function from scratch? If so, read on:



A Private Equity-backed, high-growth business services group is seeking a Financial Controller to play a critical role in scaling and professionalising the finance function. The business is executing an ambitious buy-and-build strategy, creating an exciting opportunity to shape finance operations, strengthen controls, and build a best-in-class finance team to support rapid growth and future exit.



This is a senior leadership role with broad ownership across financial control, reporting, governance and business partnering, alongside a key mandate to build and develop transactional and management accounting teams as the group continues to expand.



A bit more about the role....



As Financial Controller, you will take end-to-end ownership of financial control and reporting across a growing multi-entity group. You will ensure robust processes, strong governance and high-quality financial information to support senior leadership and PE stakeholders.



A core element of the role will be designing, building and leading your own finance team, covering transactional finance (AP & AR) as well as management accounting, creating scalable structures and processes fit for a PE environment.



Key Responsibilities;



Financial Control & Accounting

Identify and resolve accounting, control and process issues across the group
Oversee finance transactions, consolidations and intercompany processes to ensure accuracy and compliance
Lead the development and continuous improvement of accounting processes, controls and reporting standards
Act as system owner for financial software, maintaining data integrity and scalable structures
Manage internal and external audit relationships, acting as the primary point of contact
Own robust month-end and period-end processes, including reconciliations, reviews and control sign-off


Reporting & Business Partnering

Lead internal and external reporting, including statutory accounts and group reporting
Own overhead budgeting, rolling forecasts and cashflow forecasting
Translate complex financial information into meaningful insight for non-finance stakeholders


Leadership, Team Build & Wider Support



Build, lead and develop a transactional finance function (AP & AR) and a management accounting team
Design scalable team structures to support organic growth and acquisitions
Assist with finance resourcing strategy and succession planning


A little bit about you....



Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
Strong post-qualification experience within a PE-backed, high-growth or multi-entity environment
Proven experience across statutory reporting, financial control, forecasting and governance
Demonstrated ability to build, manage and develop finance teams
Confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders and non-finance leaders
Detail-oriented, with a track record of improving processes and controls in scaling businesses


Financial Controller - Milton Keynes (3-4 days onsite) - Salary circa £90,000 to £100,000