Group Financial Controller

K3 Advisory Group

Financial Controller at K3 Advisory Group in Bolton managing a finance team and financial accounting processes within a PE backed environment.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeBolton • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Management responsibility – leading a small finance team responsible for monthly financial and management accounting
Responsible for technical accounting work
Ensuring the business maintains a strong financial control environment - oversight, improvement, and documentation of group financial controls – working with senior stakeholders (MD’s)
Ensure consistency of processes across all businesses
Support Group FD with ad hoc change projects and onboarding acquisitions
Ownership of the preparation of the Group monthly management accounts (consolidation, cashflow, KPIs, etc)
Support with monthly and weekly reporting to the private equity owners and funders
Provide ad hoc support to the Group FD, CFO/ CEO and business MDs
Work with tax advisors for tax accounting and ensure robust tax controls
Ensure consistency in policy and process across the group (prepayments, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations)
General oversight, improvement and documentation of financial controls

Requirements

What you’ll need

Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
Ideally experienced in preparing accounts and financial statements for businesses within regulated environments (FCA, SRA regulated etc)
Positive, can-do attitude with an enthusiastic and energetic approach to work – a “go getter”
Strong Technical accounting background, either in a large audit firm or in a large organisation
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
Team player with a collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills
Confident management skills
Confidence to challenge the status quo and suggest improvements
Ability to produce high quality work to tight deadlines
Candidate with a “systems” and “Automation” mindset ensuring processes are as slick as possible
The ideal candidate will be audit trained in a sizable firm with a couple of years industry experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Great benefits
Superb commercial exposure within a high-growth PE backed business environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial accountingmanagement accountingtechnical accountingfinancial controlspreparation of management accountsconsolidationcashflow managementKPI reportingtax accountingbalance sheet reconciliations

Soft Skills

positive attitudeenthusiastic approachteam playercollaborative mindsetstrong interpersonal skillsconfident management skillsability to challenge status quoadaptabilityability to produce high quality workability to thrive in fast-paced environment

Certifications

ACACIMAACCA