Group Financial Controller in Manchester

Owns financial control across a group structure — complex, multi-entity businesses with overseas operations, strict audit requirements or listed-company reporting.

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

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

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 Manchester just as often as anywhere else in our network.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Manchester market for Group Financial Controller roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.

Group Financial Controller salaries in Manchester 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.

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

We recruit Group Financial Controller positions across Manchester 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.

We work with Manchester employers and candidates remotely for Group Financial Controller roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

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 Manchester.

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.

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

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 Manchester vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.