Sector: Private Equity-Backed
Morgan Mckinley are supporting a PE backed business in their search for a Group Financial Controller, you will be the backbone of the finance function. We are a fast‑paced, PE‑backed service business where accuracy, speed, and visibility are paramount. You will lead the core finance team and oversee the FP&A function to ensure that our commercial decisions are backed by "one version of the truth." This is a high‑visibility role, acting as the right hand to the CFO and ensuring the business is audit‑ready, scalable, and operationally excellent.
Financial Control & Reporting
- Consolidation: Lead the month‑end close process for the Group, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of management accounts.
- Service‑Sector Metrics: Own the reporting of service‑specific KPIs, including WIP (Work in Progress), Revenue Recognition, and Staff Utilization.
- The "Audit‑Ready" Environment: Maintain a robust control framework across the group to satisfy PE‑level scrutiny and year‑end requirements.
Leadership & FP&A Integration
- Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team of (Number), overseeing the transactional and management accounting functions.
- FP&A Oversight: While managing the "actuals," you will oversee the FP&A lead to ensure that budgeting, rolling forecasts, and variance analyses are integrated with the core ledger.
- System Optimization: Drive the improvement of financial systems to automate manual reporting and enhance data integrity.
Cash & Working Capital
- Cash Flow Excellence: Manage the group's cash position, with a focus on optimizing the Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) cycle within a service‑based billing environment.
- Debt Management: Monitor banking covenants and provide necessary reporting to lenders and PE investors.
The Candidate Profile
- Qualified: ACA / ACCA / CIMA with substantial post‑qualified experience (likely 5‑8 years+).
- Service Industry Background: Experience in a business where "people are the product" is highly desirable (understanding billable hours, project margins, and contract revenue).
- PE Experience: You are comfortable with the "weekly/monthly" reporting rhythm required by Private Equity and the focus on EBITDA integrity.
- Technical Expert: A strong technician who enjoys "getting under the hood" of the accounts to fix processes and improve accuracy.
- Communication: Ability to distill complex technical accounting into clear, commercial summaries for the CFO and the Board.
Sector: Private Equity-Backed
Morgan Mckinley are supporting a PE backed business in their search for a Group Financial Controller, you will be the backbone of the finance function. We are a fast‑paced, PE‑backed service business where accuracy, speed, and visibility are paramount. You will lead the core finance team and oversee the FP&A function to ensure that our commercial decisions are backed by “one version of the truth.” This is a high‑visibility role, acting as the right hand to the CFO and ensuring the business is audit‑ready, scalable, and operationally excellent.
Financial Control & Reporting
- Consolidation: Lead the month‑end close process for the Group, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of management accounts.
- Service‑Sector Metrics: Own the reporting of service‑specific KPIs, including WIP (Work in Progress), Revenue Recognition, and Staff Utilization.
- The “Audit‑Ready” Environment: Maintain a robust control framework across the group to satisfy PE‑level scrutiny and year‑end requirements.
Leadership & FP&A Integration
- Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team of (Number), overseeing the transactional and management accounting functions.
- FP&A Oversight: While managing the “actuals,” you will oversee the FP&A lead to ensure that budgeting, rolling forecasts, and variance analyses are integrated with the core ledger.
- System Optimization: Drive the improvement of financial systems to automate manual reporting and enhance data integrity.
Cash & Working Capital
- Cash Flow Excellence: Manage the group’s cash position, with a focus on optimizing the Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) cycle within a service‑based billing environment.
- Debt Management: Monitor banking covenants and provide necessary reporting to lenders and PE investors.
The Candidate Profile
- Qualified: ACA / ACCA / CIMA with substantial post‑qualified experience (likely 5‑8 years+).
- Service Industry Background: Experience in a business where “people are the product” is highly desirable (understanding billable hours, project margins, and contract revenue).
- PE Experience: You are comfortable with the “weekly/monthly” reporting rhythm required by Private Equity and the focus on EBITDA integrity.
- Technical Expert: A strong technician who enjoys “getting under the hood” of the accounts to fix processes and improve accuracy.
- Communication: Ability to distill complex technical accounting into clear, commercial summaries for the CFO and the Board.
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