Robert Half is partnering with a high-growth, private equity-backed organisation to appoint a Group Financial Controller. This is a critical leadership role within a complex, multi-site business operating on a significant scale, with an active M&A strategy and a clear medium-term value creation plan.
Reporting directly to the CFO, you will act as a senior finance leader with end-to-end responsibility for group controllership, financial governance, and integration of acquisitions across a large operational footprint.
The Role
* Lead all group financial control, including month-end, statutory reporting, balance sheet ownership, and audit
* Operate as a key finance partner to the PE investors, delivering high-quality reporting, insight, and governance
* Oversee finance operations across 50+ sites/units, ensuring consistency, controls, and scalability
* Own cashflow, working capital, treasury, and covenant reporting
* Play a central role in mergers & acquisitions, including due diligence, integration, and post-acquisition optimisation
* Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, multi-layered finance team
* Support value creation initiatives, systems improvement, and exit readiness
Required Experience
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
* Proven experience in a private equity-backed environment
* Senior finance leadership experience within a multi-site business (50+ units essential)
* Strong track record of M&A exposure, including integration of acquired businesses
* Comfortable operating in fast-paced, change-driven environments with high stakeholder visibility
* Commercially astute, hands-on, and able to balance strategic leadership with operational detail
Package
* £100,000 - £125,000 base salary
* Meaningful equity participation
* Hybrid working
* Opportunity to play a key role in a value creation and exit journey
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