Group Financial Controller

ISCA Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a rapidly expanding and ambitious manufacturing group. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a high-profile opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of Group reporting, drive financial excellence, and play a key role in the next phase of growth.

This is far more than a traditional financial control role. You’ll be a trusted business partner to the CEO, CFO and Commercial FD, helping to shape strategy, strengthen controls, integrate acquisitions, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting an increasingly dynamic group structure.

This role offers significant long-term career potential and is suited to an ambitious qualified accountant looking to step into a broader leadership position.

Group Financial Controller – The Role:

 As Group Financial Controller, you will lead all aspects of Group financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, compliance and operational excellence across multiple businesses. Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the preparation and delivery of Group Interim and Annual Financial Reports.
• Undertaking the Group consolidation process for management accounts and Group statutory accounts.
• Supporting operating companies through year-end close and audit readiness.
• Managing relationships with external auditors to ensure efficient and effective audits.
• Preparing subsidiary statutory accounts.
• Driving the implementation and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Ensuring compliance with evolving accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Working closely with newly acquired businesses and the Group FD to accelerate integration and financial maturity.
• Identifying financial performance variances and recommending improvement initiatives.
• Developing robust, scalable financial controls, systems and processes across the Group.
• Supporting the commercial FD with technically upskilling of finance teams across multiple entities.
• Supporting the CFO on acquisition integration, tax planning, R&D tax credits, banking, cash management and company secretarial matters.

Group Financial Controller – The Rewards:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Group where finance plays a central role in driving business performance and growth. The successful candidate will have significant scope to broaden their responsibilities and progress into a larger leadership role as the business continues to expand.

Salary: £70,000 – £80,000
Benefits: Bonus up to 25%, Pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, PMI, life assurance
Location: Home-based, with regular travel to London and Group locations across the UK
Hours: Full time, Mon- Fri

Group Financial Controller – About You:

• Technically excellent qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent)
• Strong accounting expertise with commercial acumen, leadership capability and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.
• Recent audit experience gained in both UK SME and listed/quoted environments.
• Strong knowledge of Group reporting, consolidations and statutory accounting.
• Manufacturing sector experience is highly desirable.
• Exposure of businesses with revenues up to £10m and workforces of up to 100 employees.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial systems knowledge.
• Experience improving finance processes, controls and reporting frameworks.
• Detail-oriented, commercially minded you’ll be able to translate financial data into business insight.
• Hands-on and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Confident and clear communicator with the ability to build rapport at all levels from finance teams to senior stakeholders.
• Inquisitive and proactive – continually seeking better ways of working.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and be part of something exciting!

We reserve the right to close this role early, so please don’t delay in submitting your CV, we will be in touch promptly to discuss the role and employer.

For an informal discussion or further information please contact Jo at Isca Recruitment.

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**Please note Isca Recruitment does not hold a licence to sponsor visas. We cannot process applications from individuals requiring sponsorship now or in the future.**

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Isca Recruitment Ltd provides services as an agency and an employment business.

Isca Recruitment is an Exeter based boutique recruitment consultancy making the perfect match between client and candidate. Specialists in office support, accountancy and finance across the South West and beyond.