Group Financial Controller - #2093514

Meraki Accountancy & Finance’s client, based on the outskirts of Glasgow city centre, is seeking a Group Financial Controller to join their growing team. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic organisation during a sustained period of growth. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the company’s financial reporting, statutory accounts, and overall financial control. In addition, they will lead the financial reporting and transactional teams, providing guidance, support, and development to build a high-performing finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the financial reporting and transactional finance teams (including AP, AR, and banking), providing clear direction, coaching, and development to build a high-performing and accountable finance function
• Own and continuously enhance the financial control framework, ensuring strong balance sheet governance through robust reconciliations, substantiation, and review processes
• Oversee all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements, including year-end accounts and external audit, ensuring full compliance with UK GAAP and relevant legislation
• Deliver high-quality financial reporting, including monthly board packs, consolidated accounts, balance sheet, and cashflow reporting to support senior decision-making
• Drive improvements in finance systems, processes, and controls, leveraging technology, automation, and data analytics to enhance efficiency and scalability
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support system implementations and business initiatives with a finance impact
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes across key areas, including capex, depreciation, and central cost lines, while developing and monitoring KPIs to drive performance improvement
• Optimise cashflow and working capital, supporting treasury activities including banking relationships and covenant reporting
• Act as a key voice within the business, providing appropriate challenge and ensuring financial discipline and control are embedded across all areas

Experience Required

• ICAS / ACCA / CIMA Qualified with a minimum of 5 years PQE
• Experience working across multi-site operations
• Proven ability to manage and develop a finance team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working to challenging month-end deadlines

On offer:

• Market leading salary
• Performance related bonus
• Flexible benefits
• Hybrid working