Group Financial Controller in Cambridge

We recruit Group Financial Controller positions in Cambridge on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.

Recent examples include university and college finance offices with complex, high-volume operations and biotech and deep-tech scale-ups clustered around the science park and biomedical campus — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Cambridge.

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

Yes — Group Financial Controller is one of the positions we place in Cambridge, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Group Financial Controller talent pool in Cambridge, not just an afterthought.

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

Group Financial Controller salaries in Cambridge typically sit at £76.5k – £106.5k. Salaries depend heavily on business size and complexity — technical accounting, overseas entities and strict audit requirements push toward the top of the range, £106.5k.

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Cambridge vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

It depends on seniority and how specific the brief is, but because our Cambridge shortlists come from a network we already know, we're rarely starting from zero.

We recruit Group Financial Controller positions across Cambridge itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Cambridge.

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Cambridge needing a single, sole-charge Group Financial Controller hire.

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Group Financial Controller position in Cambridge is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.