_{22nd June, 2026}

Financial Controller, Central London (Hybrid - 3 days per week), Advertising, £80-90,000
 
A high-growth international Advertising Agency is seeking a commercially minded Financial Controller to lead financial control, reporting, and process improvement across a multi-entity operation spanning the UK, North America, and Australia.
 
Reporting directly to the CFO, you will take ownership of the finance function's integrity and performance, managing a small remote transactional finance team while helping build the systems, controls, and reporting required to support continued growth and investor readiness.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close and consolidated group reporting across multiple international entities.
• Oversee revenue recognition, WIP, accrued income, deferred revenue, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Deliver accurate management accounts, variance analysis, and commercial insights to senior leadership.
• Strengthen financial controls, audit readiness, and reporting processes.
• Support due diligence, external audits, and strategic business initiatives.
• Own project and client profitability reporting, identifying trends and risks.
• Manage and develop a remote finance team, driving quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Oversee tax compliance, treasury management, and multi-currency cash flow.

 
About You

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with significant post-qualification experience.
• Background in agency, consulting, professional services, or project-based environments.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, margin analysis, and financial controls.
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency reporting structures.
• Proven people management experience, ideally across distributed teams.
• Comfortable working in a technology-enabled finance environment and driving process automation.

 
Desirable

• Experience within a high-growth or scaling business.
• Exposure to audits, due diligence, fundraising, or corporate transactions.

 
What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus.
• Long-term incentive opportunity.
• Significant scope to shape and develop the finance function.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Hybrid working within a dynamic, growing international business.

 

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