Group Financial Controller
Location: Kirkcaldy
Base salary: £60,000 – £80,000 per annum depending on the experience & Bonus of 15% on achieving KPI’s
Reports to: CFO
Manages: Management Accountant, Commercial Analyst, Transactional Finance Team
Role purpose:
To lead the day-to-day group finance function, ensuring strong financial control, accurate management reporting, disciplined cashflow forecasting, and effective working capital management across a diversified group including hospitality, convenience retail, franchise operations and property. The Group Financial Controller will act as the internal financial control and cash lead, supporting the CFO with high-quality information, challenge and forward-looking insight.
Key responsibilities:
Financial control & governance:
- Own group-wide accounting policies and internal financial controls
- Ensure balance sheet integrity across all entities
- Oversee month-end close and MI production across the group
- Review, challenge and sign off management accounts before submission to CFO
- Ensure timely and accurate statutory information is prepared for:
- External auditors
- Advisors
- CFO-led audit process
- Maintain strong intercompany controls and reconciliations
Cashflow & working capital (internal ownership):
- Own the 13-week rolling cashflow forecast for the group
- Monitor daily and weekly cash position and short-term liquidity
- Scenario model cash impacts of:
- Sales volatility
- Development spend
- Supplier price changes
- Work with CFO to inform payment prioritisation and funding decisions
- Drive improvements in:
- Debtor days
- Creditor days
- Stock and cash conversion
Credit control & receivables:
- Own group credit control framework and escalation process
- Oversee aged debt across:
- Franchisees
- Commercial tenants
- Intercompany balances
- Approve payment plans and commence with legal escalation where required
- Ensure robust, timely reporting of receivables and arrears
Commercial & cost oversight:
- Work with the Commercial Analyst to:
- Challenge cost increases
- Identify margin erosion
- Support supplier negotiations with data
- Review profitability by:
- Site
- Business unit
- Format (stores, hotels, QSR, property)
- Highlight cost-saving and margin-improvement opportunities to CFO
Leadership & team management:
- Lead and develop the finance team
- Set clear responsibilities, deadlines and KPIs
- Ensure transactional work is completed accurately and on time
- Drive process improvements and better use of systems
- Act as the escalation point for finance issues across the group
Candidate profile:
Essential skills & qualifications:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA)
- Strong experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance role
- Proven ability to manage cashflow forecasting and working capital
- Experience in multi-entity, multi-site or cash-intensive environments
- Strong technical accounting and MI review skills
- Comfortable working in an owner-led business with clear accountability
Desirable skills & qualifications:
- Exposure to retail, hospitality, property or franchise models
- Experience improving finance processes and controls
- Ability to partner operational teams constructively
Perks & Benefits:
- Weekly Pay (No more waiting for monthly pay day!)
- Colleague discount of 10% within our retail stores and Subway, and 50% within our Pizza Hut delivery sites.
- Refer a friend bonus.
- We recognise your loyalty! Your dedication is recognised with special anniversary rewards and celebrations as you grow with us.
- Be part of a high-energy, ambitious group where creativity and new ideas are encouraged, allowing you to prosper and flourish as we succeed together.
- Access to GroceryAid, a confidential support service offering emotional, practical, and financial help to people working across the entire grocery industry.
If you enjoy the challenge of owner-led businesses and have a proven track record of driving process improvements and robust cashflow forecasting, we invite you to apply. Join us and play a central role in our high-energy, ambitious group.