Financial Controller

City of London
19 hours ago
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Financial Controller

Location: Canary Wharf London

Quantum Group is delighted to be an expanding business in London, India and midland markets to recruit a highly capable Financial Controller for the organisation. This is a key appointment within the business and offers the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping financial strategy, improving processes, and supporting continued growth across multiple business units. The ideal candidate will be a qualified finance professional with strong commercial awareness, excellent technical accounting knowledge, and the ability to lead the full finance function in UK and international locations. This role would suit someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is confident managing multiple statutory entities and having relationships with the angle investors .

The role of the Financial Controller

Lead the financial planning process, forecasting, budgeting and cash flow management across the business.
Find the investors in UK market to invest within the organisation growth strategy
Produce timely and insightful financial reports, including monthly management accounts, variance analysis, cash flow forecasting and board packs
Oversee finance operations across several entities including Banking project accounting, commercial R&D income tracking, audit submissions and long-term forecasting.
Full responsibility for month-end and year-end processes including general ledger postings, balance sheet reconciliations and statutory reporting
Complete regulatory submissions including statutory accounts, tax returns and confirmation statements to HMRC and Company House .
Provide financial insight and operational support to senior stakeholders to drive performance, continuous improvement, and effective cost control
Lead and coordinate the annual budget cycle, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and strategic plans
Review weekly payment runs and oversee payroll
Manage financial processes including invoice processing, vendor onboarding, record-keeping and purchasing
Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements, internal controls and reporting deadlines
Line management of a Finance Assistant, including development, coaching and performance oversightThe ideal candidate for the role of Financial Controller

Fully qualified accountant (CA/ ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
Proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar leadership role
Payroll exposure
Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in accounts payable processes
Confident user of financial and accounting systems - Sage Accounting experience advantageous

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