Group Financial Controller

2 weeks ago


Leicestershire, United Kingdom Distinct | B Corp Full time

This is a fast-moving, product-led group with an experienced leadership team who see Finance as a genuine partner to the operation. The business is well-backed, growing, and at a stage where clearer reporting, smoother processes and thoughtful insight will make a real difference.It’s an environment with a solid foundation, but still plenty of room to influence how things develop. A place where you’ll be trusted, valued, and supported to make positive, lasting improvements.Offering £75,000–£95,000 (dependent on experience) + £6,000 car allowance + family healthcare + matched pensionYou don't need to be the finished article—they’re keen to hire for potential. They want someone who can grow with the business, not necessarily someone who's done it all already. As the business continues to evolve, they’re looking for a Group Financial Controller who brings calm confidence, technical assurance and a collaborative leadership style. Someone who enjoys making things work better — and who takes pride in creating clarity, consistency and good ways of working.You’ll work closely with a people-focused CFO who brings major retail, supply chain and owner-backed experience. They’re looking for a partner — someone who can help guide the next phase of Finance’s development and play a visible role across the group.What you’ll be doingLead consolidated management accounts and help shape more useful, accessible reportingTake ownership of statutory reporting, tax, compliance and external submissionsEmbed a reliable internal control environment across a multi-site, product-led groupManage audit and maintain a consistent, well-governed accounting frameworkImprove processes across AP, AR, financial control and month-endLead the budgeting and forecasting cycle with clarity and credibilityWork closely with the CFO on performance, planning, risks and opportunitiesSupport, guide and develop a capable team across financial control and management accountsWhat you’ll bringQualified accountant (ACA preferred), trained in a Big 4 or Top 10 firm — likely in your 2nd or 3rd moveA solid grounding in external reporting, compliance and controlsExperience supporting a business with pace, complexity or multi-site operationsA steady, approachable leadership style — clear, thoughtful and supportiveConfidence partnering with senior leaders in a constructive, solutions-focused wayEnjoyment of improving processes and building dependable structureYou’ll enjoy this if you like the variety and involvement that comes with an SME-style setup, combined with the stability and supportive leadership you’d expect from a larger organisation.Why this opportunityBe part of a well-backed, product-led group with positive momentumStep into a role with real ownership and space to make thoughtful, lasting improvementsWork closely with an experienced, approachable CFOInfluence decisions in a meaningful, collaborative wayJoin a finance function that’s modernising, improving and investing in its futureBenefit from hybrid working, supportive leadership and a grounded cultureIf you’re someone who enjoys bringing clarity, guiding others and helping a business work better through reliable finance leadership — this is a role worth exploring.



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