Financial Controller

Posted 10 June 2026
Salary £80000 - £90000 per annum + 10% bonus
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceFCSR_1781109254

Job description

KennedyPearce are hiring an ACA qualified Financial Controller to join a £65 million turnover media company based in London. The business needs someone who can step into a partially built environment and create structure, controls and reporting from the ground up, while also leading key systems integration work. This role manages 1 person and office requirement is 1-2 days in the London office.

Key Responsibilities:
* Build and standardise monthly reporting across both businesses (P&L, cashflow, margin analysis and event-level reporting)
* Establish robust financial controls and scalable finance processes
* Cleanse and align historical financial data to ensure meaningful comparatives
* Lead the migration from QuickBooks to Advantage, ensuring clean data and minimal disruption
* Support integration of operational systems into finance reporting
* Stabilise day-to-day finance operations and oversee any temporary/transitional resource
* Prepare the businesses for integration into the wider group structure

Candidate Profile:

  • Big 4 trained with strong technical accounting foundations
  • Building finance processes and controls in non-structured environments
  • Hands-on, detail-oriented and comfortable working through transactional/data issues
  • Able to work autonomously, take ownership and drive delivery in a fast-moving environment