Group Financial Controller - Cyber Security | Technology Services

Group Financial Controller
Reporting to: CFO
Ownership: Private Equity-backed
Sector: Cyber Security | Technology Services
Job Reference: 31728

About the Group
We are working with a private equity–backed cyber security buy-and-build platform focused on building a market-leading group of specialist cyber security and technology services businesses through targeted acquisitions and operational excellence.

The platform is executing an ambitious consolidation strategy across a fragmented cyber security services market, bringing together high-quality businesses to create an integrated, scalable, and differentiated offering. The Group is focused on becoming a trusted partner to organisations requiring robust, end-to-end cyber security solutions.

By combining deep technical expertise with strategic investment, the Group is building a high-growth platform with strong recurring revenues, high client retention, and significant long-term value creation potential.

As the platform scales, the business is seeking a Group Financial Controller to build and enhance a robust, scalable finance function to support a fast-paced, acquisition-led environment.

The Role
The Group Financial Controller will play a critical role in establishing and managing the financial control, reporting, and governance framework across a rapidly growing, multi-entity platform.

Operating in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment, this is a hands-on and commercially minded role requiring a strong technical finance leader with experience in acquisition accounting, leveraged structures, and integration of multiple businesses.

This is a broad, high-impact position with close exposure to the CFO, senior leadership team, investors, and lenders.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Reporting

• Own the Group month-end close and consolidation process across all entities
• Prepare and review management accounts, including variance analysis and performance insights
• Establish and maintain robust financial controls, governance, and reporting frameworks
• Oversee balance sheet integrity, working capital, and cash flow management

M&A, Acquisition Accounting & Integration

• Lead finance integration of acquired businesses into the Group
• Own acquisition accounting, including purchase price allocations and opening balance sheet alignment
• Align finance systems, reporting structures, and controls across acquired entities
• Implement standardised charts of accounts and reporting frameworks
• Support financial due diligence and transaction execution

Private Equity, Leverage & Stakeholder Management

• Operate effectively within a PE-backed environment, aligned to investor expectations
• Support lender reporting, including covenant calculations and monitoring within a leveraged structure
• Assist the CFO in delivering board packs, investor reporting, and financial insights
• Engage with banking partners and support financing relationships

Statutory, Audit & Compliance

• Support year-end statutory reporting (UK GAAP / IFRS)
• Act as key contact for auditors and external advisors
• Oversee tax, VAT, payroll, and wider regulatory compliance

Systems, Processes & Scalability

• Drive improvements in finance systems, automation, and reporting quality
• Build scalable processes to support acquisition-led growth
• Implement best practices across the finance function

Leadership & Business Partnering

• Lead and develop a growing finance team
• Partner closely with operational leaders across acquired businesses
• Provide mentorship and support ongoing team development

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller or senior finance leader in a PE-backed environment
• Strong understanding of private equity operating models, including value creation and cash management
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and acquisition integration
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP / IFRS) with commercial application
• Hands-on, adaptable, and comfortable in a high-growth, fast-moving environment
• Experience supporting M&A activity and post-deal integration
• Strong stakeholder management skills with exposure to investors and senior leadership
• Experience within cyber security, technology services, or broader SaaS/tech-enabled services advantageous

Why Join

• Opportunity to join a high-growth cyber security platform backed by private equity
• Play a key role in building a leading, acquisition-driven business in a critical and fast-growing sector
• Significant exposure to M&A activity, investors, and strategic decision-making
• Opportunity to shape and scale a finance function in a dynamic environment
• Clear progression opportunities as the platform grows