Financial Controller


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£120,000 to £130,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	City of London, EC2V 6DN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Nov 2026
Closing date:	17 Nov 2026

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Summary

Your new company

You will be joining a newly established, FCA-regulated consumer finance business backed by a major NYSE-listed organisation. With significant international investment and ambitious growth plans, the company is building a scalable lending platform in the UK and is now looking for an experienced Financial Controller to play a key role in developing its finance function from the ground up.

Your new role

Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the international Head Office Finance team, you will take ownership of financial control and reporting while helping establish the systems, processes and controls required to support the company's growth.

Lead the production of monthly management accounts, financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations and cash flow reporting, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information

Own budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, developing meaningful KPIs and providing commercial insight to senior management, the Board and international stakeholders

Build a robust financial control environment suitable for an FCA-regulated consumer lending business, working closely with Risk and Compliance on governance and regulatory requirements

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Oversee treasury, liquidity, audit and tax requirements, working with external auditors and advisers while continuing to strengthen the wider financial infrastructure

What you'll need to succeed

This role would suit someone who combines strong technical accounting experience with the commercial mindset and hands-on approach required to build a finance function rather than simply inherit one.

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, ideally with a strong grounding in audit or financial control

Significant post-qualified experience within financial services, ideally gained within consumer lending, fintech, payments or banking

Previous experience operating within an FCA-regulated environment, with a strong understanding of financial controls, governance and reporting

Strong management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis experience

Experience implementing or significantly developing an ERP or finance system, with Microsoft Dynamics experience particularly advantageous

Comfortable operating within a start-up, scale-up or rapidly evolving environment, with the ability to establish processes and controls from first principles

Confident working with senior and international stakeholders with experience of a listed or internationally owned organisation is advantageous

What you'll get in return

This is a rare opportunity to join a well-funded financial services business during its formative stage and have a genuine influence over how the finance function is built.

You will have significant exposure to senior leadership and international stakeholders, alongside the opportunity to establish the company's reporting, controls, systems and financial infrastructure. As the business scales, there will be strong scope for the role to develop alongside it.

The position is based in Central London, with an expectation of approximately three days per week in the office.

What you need to do now

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