CFO / Finance Director / VP roles - Up to 1.7M p.a.

Overview

The Group Finance Leader leads all aspects of group reporting, consolidation, accounting policy and governance, ensuring accurate, audit‑ready financials and a predictable global close.

Key Responsibilities

1) Group Reporting & Consolidation

• Own monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements and the global close calendar.
• Ensure full IFRS compliance, strong entity submission standards and accurate intercompany reconciliation.
• Maintain high‑quality consolidation adjustments and reporting integrity.

2) Governance, Controls & Audit

• Own Group accounting policies and the finance governance framework.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure global readiness for external and internal audits.

3) Cashflow & FX Reporting (Reporting only)

• Lead consolidated cashflow forecasting and actuals reporting.
• Align cashflow with P&L and balance sheet.
• Consolidate FX exposure reporting (transactional, translational, net investment).
• Ensure correct IFRS accounting for FX (revaluation, CTA, eliminations).
• Partner with Treasury & Tax by providing reliable data for liquidity, hedging and tax governance.

4) D365 Finance Governance

• Provide functional requirements and approval for D365 finance components (CoA, financial dimensions, workflows, close automation).
• Oversee data migration outcomes from a Group reporting lens.
• Partner with Finance Transformation on design/configuration/execution.

5) Standardisation & SSC Partnership

• Align SOPs, KPIs/SLAs and automation standards with SSC leadership for AP/AR/GL.
• Support process harmonisation that enables accurate consolidation and audit readiness.

6) Working Capital Governance

• Lead Group working capital governance (DSO, DPO, inventory turns, cash conversion cycle).
• Collaborate with Regional Controllers; SSC executes operations; Treasury uses outputs for liquidity and hedging decisions.

7) Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, coach and develop Regional Controllers and the Group Controllership team.
• Serve as key liaison to internal/external auditors and cross‑functional leaders.
• Partner with Treasury & Tax, Finance Transformation and FP&A to ensure one source of truth and consistent narratives.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CPA / ACCA / ICAEW or equivalent).
• 16+ years senior finance experience in multinationals.
• Deep expertise in group consolidation, governance, audit and IFRS.
• Strong ERP background (D365 preferred).
• Manufacturing sector experience is a strong plus.