Financial Controller

Notice Period

1 Month

Salary Expectation

Current Salary: £54,000

Executive Summary

An ACCA-qualified Senior Finance Leader and Financial Controller with over 10 years of progressive experience spanning SME, insurance, financial services, professional services, and membership organizations.

Demonstrates a strong track record of direct Board-level reporting, delivering robust financial controls, end-to-end management accounting, cashflow optimization, and regulatory compliance across multi-entity environments.

Proven ability to lead business restructures, seamless integration/onboarding of acquired entities, and team management while serving as a strategic commercial partner to executive leadership.

Core Competency Assessment

Technical Expertise

Core Financial Operations: Financial Control, Statutory Accounting, Management Accounts, FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting, and Cashflow Management.
Audit & Regulatory Compliance: External audit leadership, tax compliance, regulatory reporting, and financial risk governance.
Systems & Process Engineering: Implementation of group-wide financial reporting systems, process automation, and workflow optimization.
M&A & Business Transitions: Financial onboarding, strategic acquisition integrations, company closure project management, and contract/employee transfers.

Leadership & People

Team Management: Hands-on leadership of finance teams across multi-site operations (including teams of up to 8 direct reports across 3 locations).
Talent Development: Experienced in recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and developing finance personnel to drive high-performance cultures.
Cross-Functional Operations: Oversees peripheral operational functions including payroll, banking relationships, and employee management support during restructures.

Commercial/Business

Board Engagement: Directly reports to and attends Board meetings, delivering financial performance analysis, long-term forecasts, and strategic growth insights.
Cost & Efficiency Optimization: Conducts financial and commercial analysis to identify cost-saving initiatives and streamline operational overheads.
Multi-Entity Oversight: Managed financial reporting, revenue analysis, and ledger control for multi-unit corporate groups and growing multi-million-pound turnover brokerages.

Key Qualifications

Professional Qualification: ACCA Certified (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
University Degree: BSc (Hons)

Strategic Value Add

M&A Integration: Successfully project-managed the financial onboarding and operational integration of newly acquired businesses into core operations.
Restructuring & Continuity: Executed the closure of two group companies, transferring contracts, employees, and operations into a new entity with zero operational disruption.
Departmental Setup from Scratch: Built an internal finance department from the ground up at an insurance firm, earning rapid promotion from Accounts Assistant to Management Accountant.

Consultant's Recommendation

RMErecruit Assessment: This candidate is an exceptionally versatile, ACCA-qualified finance leader who seamlessly bridges the gap between technical financial control and commercial strategy. With a deep background in regulated financial services and insurance, they possess the governance maturity required to interface directly with Boards alongside the hands-on capability needed to build reporting systems, manage audits, and lead integrations.

Given their strong history of supporting organizational restructures, leading multi-site teams, and driving process improvements, we highly recommend progressing this candidate for senior finance and financial control opportunities.

Candidate Ref

RME16263385