Our client, a leading service sector business with offices across the Southern region are recruiting a Group Financial Controller. The position offers hybrid and remote working with a flexible approach required to attend a Dorset based head office. This is a key leadership role that leads a finance team of 4 direct reports and 3 indirect reports. Key duties will include: - Responsible for the delivery of all external financial reporting, statutory returns and submissions; Lead the production of the group’s statutory accounts including the statutory consolidation and managing the external audit, leading the wider group finance team through the process; Consolidation and preparation of the group’s monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts, whilst also overseeing the group’s fixed asset accounting; Managing, maintaining and developing two key group financial systems; Identifying, assessing and implementing process improvements across finance whilst championing a culture of continuous improvement; As the ideal candidate you will be: Fully qualified with strong technical accounting skills; Working knowledge of complex group consolidations; Previous experience of preparing statutory accounts and managing external audit. Additional benefits and information for the role of Group Financial Controller: Very flexible working environment; Extensive and competitive benefits package