Senior Group Controller in Tewkesbury

Senior Group Controller
SF Recruitment are delighted to be working exclusively with a dynamic, global business in the recruitment of a Senior Group Controller.
Reporting to the Finance Leadership team, this role will play a key part in business controlling, group reporting, financial planning, and performance management.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders across multiple regions and functions, providing financial insight, supporting decision-making, and ensuring accurate and timely reporting. This is a highly visible role offering broad exposure across the business, with strong opportunities for career development and progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders across key business functions, providing financial analysis and commercial insight.
• Own business controlling activities including budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and performance tracking.
• Ensure monthly reporting requirements are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Monitor departmental expenditure against budget, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and cost control.
• Support month-end close activities, including consolidation, reconciliation, error identification, and resolution.
• Work collaboratively with regional finance teams and shared service functions to ensure reporting accuracy and completeness.
• Provide analysis and decision support to senior management to improve business performance.
• Support the development and implementation of improved reporting processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Contribute to benchmarking, process improvement initiatives, and finance transformation projects.
• Lead or participate in projects across business units and locations.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with strong post-qualification experience gained in a business controlling, manufacturing, or corporate reporting environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an international organisation where you will gain broad exposure, work with senior stakeholders, and have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training, career pathways, and internal progression opportunities.

The role is based in Tewkesbury and will involve occasional European travel (approximately once per month).