Group Financial Controller / Head of Finance – Lucey Group

Location:
Chennai, initially remote Employment: Full-time, dedicated position Reporting to: Group owner

Working hours
Agreed daily overlap with UK and Ireland business hours

About the role
Lucey Group owns and acquires businesses across several sectors. Our portfolio includes companies in the UK, Ireland and Poland, with further operations planned in India and the United States. We are building a permanent internal finance team in Chennai. We need a hands-on finance leader to establish the department, take responsibility for its output and develop a finance operation that can support further acquisitions. Your responsibilities
• Lead and supervise the group’s internal finance team.
• Own the finance calendar, entity register and allocation of responsibilities.
• Deliver monthly management accounts for each entity and appropriate group reporting, including consolidation where required.
• Review balance-sheet reconciliations, intercompany balances, revenue recognition and accounting adjustments.
• Own a weekly rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast, funding requirements and multi-currency treasury oversight.
• Establish payment approvals, payroll controls and reliable debtor and creditor reporting.
• Ensure statutory accounts, tax returns, VAT returns and payroll obligations are prepared, reviewed and submitted on time.
• Oversee intercompany agreements,



recharges and transfer-pricing implementation, obtaining specialist input where needed.
• Integrate acquired businesses, systems and opening balances.
• Manage external advisers and auditors where appointed.
• Build documented processes, reporting automation and cover for

key responsibilities
. Essential requirements
• Fully qualified ICAI Chartered Accountant, ACCA member, ACA or recognised CPA. Please identify the awarding body and membership number.
• Substantial practical experience delivering UK accounts and compliance, with demonstrable Irish experience or experience supervising Irish delivery.
• Previous responsibility for several legal entities and a small finance team.
• Robust working knowledge of FRS 102 and practical experience with Xero or comparable accounting systems.
• Evidence of personally delivering month-end accounts, cash forecasts and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Ability to investigate incomplete records and resolve problems directly. Experience in acquisitions, international groups, marketplaces and payment-processor reconciliations is desirable. Applications Send your CV to [email protected]. Include your qualification, post-qualification experience, jurisdictions personally handled, systems used, notice period and salary expectations. Explain one finance function or reporting process you have built or substantially improved.

📌 Head of Finance (India)
🏢 LUCEY GROUP
📍 India