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Group Financial Controller in Dundee
Technical control, at group level.
Day to day in Dundee
What a group financial controller
does in Dundee.
Owns financial control across a group structure — complex, multi-entity businesses with overseas operations, strict audit requirements or listed-company reporting. Here's what the role covers day to day for the Dundee businesses we recruit for.
- Overall ownership of group financial control and reporting
- Managing group consolidation and intercompany processes
- Leading external audit relationships and statutory reporting
- Overseeing technical accounting across complex structures
- Managing and developing a group finance team
- Supporting the FD/CFO on group-level projects
What it pays in Dundee
Real Dundee market rates, not a national average.
Medior Group Financial Controller · Dundee
£86,167 – £96,333
Typical: £91,500 per year
Medium-high confidence — strong regional evidence
Recruiting in Dundee
Why Dundee needs
a specialist.
A Dundee business hiring for a group financial controller role — or a candidate looking for one — deserves more than a database match. Day to day, that often means leading external audit relationships and statutory reporting — one of several things a group financial controller in Dundee is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes biomedical and life-sciences research organisations linked to the city's universities. In a market like Dundee, that focus is what actually gets the right person into the right role.
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Common questions
Group Financial Controller in Dundee FAQs.
What does it cost an employer in Dundee to recruit a Group Financial Controller through you?+
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.
What happens if a Group Financial Controller hire in Dundee doesn't work out?+
Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.
How quickly can you fill a Group Financial Controller vacancy in Dundee?+
Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.
What does a Group Financial Controller do day to day in Dundee?+
Owns financial control across a group structure — complex, multi-entity businesses with overseas operations, strict audit requirements or listed-company reporting.
Do you place candidates studying towards a qualification into Group Financial Controller roles in Dundee?+
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 Dundee, not just an afterthought.
What's the career progression after a Group Financial Controller role in Dundee?+
A common next step from Group Financial Controller is finance director — leading finance, shaping the business. We see this progression play out for candidates in Dundee just as often as anywhere else in our network.
Do you place Group Financial Controller candidates in Dundee?+
Yes — Group Financial Controller is one of the positions we place in Dundee, on both a permanent and temporary basis.
Can I see live Group Financial Controller vacancies in Dundee before speaking to someone?+
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 Dundee vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.
How much does a Group Financial Controller earn in Dundee?+
Group Financial Controller salaries in Dundee 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.
What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Group Financial Controller roles in Dundee?+
We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Dundee market for Group Financial Controller roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.
Is a Group Financial Controller role in Dundee permanent or temporary?+
Both — many Dundee employers use temp-to-perm for a Group Financial Controller hire as a low-risk way to trial someone before committing.
Do you charge candidates for Group Financial Controller roles in Dundee?+
No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.
Can you provide temporary Group Financial Controller cover in Dundee at short notice?+
Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Group Financial Controller position in Dundee is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.
Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for Group Financial Controller roles in Dundee?+
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.
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No waffle. Just the right person.