Financial Controller

“I’m here to support, unlock and enable.”

That line came up when the Finance Director was talking about why this role exists.

The business has grown quickly. Faster than the current finance setup was designed for. And the leadership team have been very clear that now is the moment to invest properly in finance, rather than wait until it hurts.

This is a newly created Financial Controller role in a private equity backed business operating across the UK and Australia. The commercial side is flying. New customers, more complexity, more expectation on finance to keep up and then get ahead.

Finance is solid. The ask now is for it to lead, not just respond.

Where the business is at

There is a clear ambition to build a finance function that would stand up in a PLC environment over time. Not because that is imminent, but because doing it properly early saves pain later.

Some accounting activity still sits outside the business. That...