Group Financial Controller

📢 Group Financial Controller | Hospitality | London (Office-Based)

💷 Salary: £140,000 - £150,000 FTE

📍 Location: London

🗓️ Duration: 3-6 month FTC

We’re seeking a proven senior finance leader to join a multi-site, international hospitality organisation backed by private equity, initially on a 3-6 month basis.

This is a high-impact interim role acting as the No.2 to the CFO, combining strategic leadership with strong financial control across a complex, multi-jurisdictional operation. This role requires an immediate start and will be on a fixed term contract of 3-6 months, with high likelihood of becoming permanent.

• Acting as deputy to the CFO, leading the day-to-day global finance function
• Delivering board and investor reporting within a private equity environment
• Owning group consolidation, reporting, and financial control across multiple entities
• Overseeing statutory reporting, audit, tax, and governance frameworks
• Partnering with operational teams to drive performance, margins, and cash flow
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across the portfolio
• Developing and mentoring a high-performing HQ finance team
• Driving systems, process improvement, and scalable finance infrastructure

✅ What We’re Looking For

• Senior finance leadership experience in a multi-site, international hospitality business
• Must be available immediately
• Experienced operating in a high scale, private equity-backed environment
• Large team management experience
• Strong technical expertise in reporting, consolidation, and internal controls
• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with substantial PQE
• Commercially minded, hands-on, and able to balance strategy with execution

This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is the leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance and Accountancy space.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.