ACCA-qualified Financial Controller with over 10 years’ experience in financial services, operating at FC level with full ownership of financial control, governance, audit leadership, and board reporting. A technically strong, commercially aware finance professional who has built their career from the ground up within a specialist lending environment — and has the depth to show for it.
Currently operating as Financial Controller Designate within a regulated financial services business, with hands-on responsibility across the full finance function.
What makes them genuinely different:
- Delivered £1.5m in cost savings within a single financial year through targeted efficiency initiatives — a tangible, board-level result.
- Full ownership of IFRS 9 bad debt provisioning and portfolio review — specialist technical expertise that is difficult to find at this level.
- Leads the external audit process end-to-end, acting as the primary point of contact and consistently delivering to deadline.
- Cashflow and funding management experience within a regulated lending environment — understands liquidity, funding structures, and financial risk at an operational level.
- Presents financial outcomes and recommendations directly to senior management and shareholders — credible, clear, and confident at board level.
- First Class BSc in Financial Mathematics — strong quantitative foundation underpinning everything they do.
- ACCA qualified with a career built entirely within financial services, giving them sector depth that a generalist simply won’t have.
Best suited for: Financial Controller or Head of Finance roles within financial services, lending, or regulated environments. The ideal hire for a business that needs someone technically sharp, commercially grounded, and ready to take full ownership of the finance function.
