Group Finance Controller £80-95K DOE+ Bonus (18 month Contract) Central London (Hybrid Working) My client is a fin tech business and are looking for a Group Finance Controller for 18 months to cover maternity. Duties Include: Owning the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting, including reporting by function Owning monthly financial reporting, including automating functional reporting, implementing regional and product-level PandL reporting, and supporting financial KPI reporting aligned to agreed business strategies Preparing and reviewing management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment Managing and developing 2 direct reports, overseeing their workload and reviewing their output Reviewing the work of junior team members, providing quality control and developing the team Partnering with Commercial Finance to support reporting, analysis, and business decision-making Leading the audit transition to new auditor Owning statutory reporting and compliance across the group, including statutory accounts, audit deliverables, and lender and covenant reporting Acting as the senior point of escalation for the Financial Control team and representing finance with auditors, advisers and other external stakeholders Identifying and driving process improvements across the finance function Leveraging AI tools and supporting or leading AI-related projects and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and process ..... full job details .....