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Group Financial Controller

Liverpool Permanent £85,000 - £95,000 per year View Job Description
A Group Financial Controller role leading management and financial reporting in a PE‑backed services business, managing a team of circa 8. Hands‑on position with responsibility for audit, regulatory reporting, and financial control in a fast‑growing environment.
  • Lead a high‑impact role in a growing, PE‑backed finance team
  • Broad remit across reporting, control & strategy with CFO exposure

About Our Client

A PE backed, Liverpool‑headquartered services business. The firm is highly profitable, experiencing strong growth.

Job Description

  • Lead and develop the group finance function, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
  • Oversee month‑end close, consolidations, and performance analysis across entities
  • Manage audit processes and act as the key contact for external auditors
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, tax, and statutory reporting requirements
  • Drive improvements in financial controls, processes, and systems
  • Partner with senior stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision‑making
  • Review sensitive accounting areas (e.g. payroll, bonuses, cash management)
  • Support finance transformation and change projects across the business

The Successful Applicant

  • Fully qualified accountant (ideally ACA) with strong technical grounding across both management and statutory reporting
  • Proven leader with experience managing and developing teams in a fast‑paced environment
  • Confident operating in a hands‑on, detail‑focused role with ownership of key financial processes
  • Comfortable in a PE‑backed or high‑growth business with evolving priorities and tight deadlines
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner senior leadership
  • Experience in regulated environments (FCA or similar) would be advantageous
  • Proactive, resilient, and able to bring structure to a sometimes complex or changing business

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from £85,000 to £95,000 per annum
  • 25 days of annual leave.
  • Opportunity to earn a discretionary bonus
  • Senior leadership role with direct exposure to the CFO and business strategy
  • Broad, hands‑on remit across reporting, control, and finance transformation
  • Opportunity to join a growing, profitable PE‑backed business
  • Strong career progression potential within an expanding finance function
  • Stable, high‑retention culture with long‑tenured team members
Contact
Sophie Herring
Quote job ref
JN-042026-7006609
Phone number
+44 151 255 3759

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Controller
Sector
Financial Services
Location
Liverpool
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sophie Herring
Consultant phone
+44 151 255 3759
Job reference
JN-042026-7006609