Tag: Financial Controller

A finance search that has been open for three months is rarely stalled for the reason the business thinks it is. The usual explanation offered is that “there is nobody out there” — and while candidate scarcity is real in some disciplines, it is the …

Fractional financial control has become a genuine career rather than a stopgap between permanent roles. Businesses of roughly £3m to £30m revenue — most often £3m to £15m — increasingly want senior finance capability one or two days a week, and the experienced Financial Controllers …

A Financial Controller runs the numbers for a company. A Group Financial Controller runs the numbers for a collection of companies — and the gap between those two jobs is wider than the shared job title suggests. Consolidation, intercompany, multiple statutory frameworks, a reporting calendar …

For most growing businesses, the appointment of the first in-house Financial Controller is the most important finance team decision they will make. Get it right — the right person, the right scope, the right salary, appointed at the right time with the right onboarding — …

When to Upgrade From Bookkeeper to Financial Controller Most UK businesses start with a bookkeeper and an external accountant, and for good reason: at a few million pounds of revenue, accurate transaction processing and a competent year end are all the finance function needs. The …

These two titles overlap more than any other pair in UK finance, and businesses regularly advertise one when they mean the other. The confusion is understandable: both run a finance function, both are senior, and in a business of a certain size they can describe …

FC Interview Presentation Topics: Ideas That Test Strategic Thinking A presentation is one of the most useful stages in a Financial Controller (FC) interview. A CV shows where someone has worked and a competency interview shows how they describe their past; a well-set presentation shows …

Managing Multiple Clients: A Portfolio FC’s Productivity Framework Running three or four clients at once is a different job from being one company’s Financial Controller. The technical work is familiar — closes, reconciliations, management accounts, audits — but the operating model is not. You are …

When to Hire a Fractional Financial Controller: 7 Signs You’re Ready The need for a fractional Financial Controller usually builds slowly: management accounts arrive later each month, the bank asks questions nobody can answer quickly and the bookkeeper is working evenings. By the time someone …

For qualified accountants weighing up a move, the question is rarely abstract. It is whether the London premium on salary, the depth of the market and the career acceleration a City role can bring outweigh the cost of living, the commute and the competition. This …