Director of Financial Control

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Director of Financial Control, Central London - 150,000 - 180,000 + bens + bonus We are partnering with an incredible UK-listed Financial Services and Real Estate giant  to appoint a Director of Financial Control / Group Head of Financial Control. This is a critical leadership role offering the opportunity to shape financial governance, reporting excellence and control across a large and complex group structure. As a key member of the senior finance leadership team, you will provide strategic direction across financial control, reporting, accounting policy, tax, treasury and sustainability reporting. You will play a pivotal role in supporting executive decision making, strengthening governance, driving finance transformation and ensuring the highest standards of financial integrity. The Opportunity: This role offers enterprise-wide responsibility for financial control and reporting, overseeing activities from production of annual statutory accounts, Annual report, all other external reporting (IFRS), consolidation, financial control and reporting. Key responsibilities include: Leading and developing a high-performing Financial Control function of approximately 15 professionals – with three direct reports Owning the integrity, accuracy and completeness of the Group's financial records, ensuring robust month-end and year-end close processes. Delivering high-quality group consolidation, statutory reporting and external financial disclosures. Acting as the Group's technical accounting authority, providing leadership on complex and non-routine transactions. Providing strategic oversight of tax, treasury, internal controls and sustainability reporting. Leading relationships with external auditors and ensuring consistently strong audit outcomes. Owning and enhancing the Group's internal control framework, ensuring strong governance, compliance and risk management. Driving Financial Control workstreams within major finance transformation and ERP implementation prog