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Financial Director

Financial Director

We Do Group • Reading, England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

We are looking for a highly talented Director of Controlling to lead financial accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, and financial systems for a multi-entity European group. This role reports directly to a fabulous CFO and plays a key part in ensuring compliance, driving operational efficiency, supporting M&A activity, and overseeing the finance shared services function.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead monthly group consolidation, statutory accounts, and audit processes.
  • Oversee balance sheet reviews and maintain financial policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with reporting requirements and support implementation of system or reporting changes.

Tax & Treasury

  • Manage group tax activities, including restructuring, risk management and tax provisions.
  • Oversee treasury operations including cash flow forecasting, banking controls, and insurance.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Manage senior finance leaders across reporting, tax, and shared services teams.
  • Support the CFO and collaborate with FP&A, business partnering, and other senior finance colleagues.
  • Build strong relationships with finance teams across the group and provide support to local entities.
  • Drive team development, performance management, and succession planning.

Strategic Projects & M&A

  • Support acquisition activity, including due diligence, integration planning and execution.
  • Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and systems projects.
  • Lead or support ad-hoc finance projects as required.

Qualifications & Skills

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong technical accounting expertise.
  • Experience managing complex group structures, consolidations, and senior finance teams.
  • Strong Excel skills; experience with consolidation or reporting systems is advantageous.
  • Proven ability to lead change, improve processes, and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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