Assistant Group Financial Controller

Yorkshire | Predominantly Home Based | £75,000 - £95,000 + Benefits

If you enjoy the technical side of finance but don't want to spend your career hidden away producing reports, this could be worth a look.

This business has grown significantly and now has more than 20 UK entities. They're looking for an Assistant Group Financial Controller to take ownership of group reporting and consolidation, whilst becoming a key member of the wider finance leadership team.

It's a technically demanding role, but you'll also work closely with Finance Managers, operational teams and senior leaders, helping them understand performance and make better commercial decisions.

The role covers the UK business only and is predominantly home based, with just 2-3 days in the office each fortnight.

You'll have a broad remit across group reporting, management accounting, controls, compliance and commercial analysis, including:

• Leading monthly group consolidations across 20+ UK entities
• Preparing consolidated management and statutory accounts under UK GAAP / FRS 102
• Overseeing the monthly management accounts process and reviewing reporting across the group
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and providing detailed variance and profitability analysis
• Preparing board reporting and presenting financial performance to senior management
• Supporting year-end audit, statutory accounts and Companies House requirements
• Overseeing VAT compliance and supporting wider UK tax obligations
• Maintaining robust financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations and accounting policies
• Working with Finance Managers and the wider business to provide technical accounting guidance and commercial insight
• Improving finance processes, reporting and systems, including the implementation of new accounting standards and technology
• Supporting acquisitions and integrating new businesses into the group structure

You'll be a qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with around 5-7 years' progressive finance experience and a background in a senior finance, financial control or group reporting role.

We're likely to be speaking to people with experience of:

• Group consolidations across a complex, multi-entity structure
• UK GAAP / FRS 102 and a good understanding of IFRS
• Management accounts, statutory reporting and audit
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• UK tax and VAT compliance
• Strong financial controls and technical accounting
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling
• Accounting systems such as Sage, Xero, SAP or similar
• Managing or developing finance team members
• Working with senior stakeholders and providing commercial insight

You could already be an Assistant Group Financial Controller, or perhaps you're a Financial Controller or Group Reporting Manager looking for a broader role with more visibility across the business.

• £75,000 - £95,000 depending on experience
• Predominantly home based, with only 2-3 days in the office each fortnight
• A genuinely varied role combining technical accounting with commercial exposure
• Direct access to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence decision-making
• Exposure to acquisitions, integration projects and a growing group structure
• The opportunity to make improvements across reporting, controls, processes and systems

This isn't a role where you'll spend every day buried in spreadsheets. You'll need strong technical skills and the ability to consolidate a complex group, but you'll also be expected to build relationships, challenge performance and help shape commercial decisions.

If you're looking for a role that combines technical challenge with genuine influence across the wider business, we'd love to have a conversation.