Financial Controller in Reading

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.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Financial Controller opportunities in Reading that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Whether deputy to the FD in an SME or leading a complex finance function within a larger business, the Financial Controller owns the technical accuracy and control of the numbers.

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

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

A common next step from Financial Controller is group financial controller — technical control, at group level. We see this progression play out for candidates in Reading just as often as anywhere else in our network.

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

Financial Controller salaries in Reading typically sit at £63k – £92.5k. £63k+ attracts a Finance Manager looking for progression in an SME. £75k–£92.5k reflects a Financial Controller in a larger or more technically demanding business.

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

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

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

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

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 Reading vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

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