Assistant Financial Controller

Gigaclear; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 8% matched

Income protection & life assurance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Health cash plan

24/7 remote GP access

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

Job summary

Gigaclear is seeking a qualified Accountant to lead Financial Controls, Risk Management and Corporate Governance. Hybrid role based at Abingdon Head Office with 3 days on-site.

You will deputise for the Financial Controller, prepare statutory and monthly accounts, board packs, and lead the year-end audit. You will manage 1–2 finance staff and require IFRS knowledge, ACA/ACCA/CIMA membership.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with membership.
• Experience in practice/audit and some in-house commercial finance.
• Experience with groups and consolidated statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory and monthly management accounts, board packs.
• Lead year-end financial audit.
• Deputise for Financial Controller.
• Manage 1–2 finance staff.
• Enhance financial controls and governance.

Skills

IFRS

Audit experience

People management

Financial controls

Education

Chartered Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

IFRS16 knowledge

ERP/Finance systems

Job description

We know we can be better and we want to be.

Be the person to delve into our Financial Controls, Risk Management and Corporate Governance, identify where improvements can be made, where processes can be slicker, policies upgraded and where we can be more robust with greater capability. Then bring others with you and make it happen.

Note: this is a hybrid role, with 3 days per week based out of our Abingdon Head Office. Please consider this before applying.

You will also deputise for the Financial Controller, prepare statutory and monthly management accounts, board packs, and lead the year-end financial audit.

The role will also manage one to two members of the finance team.

You will be a qualified Accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA and familiar with IFRS. A good understanding of IFRS 16 would be beneficial.

It is likely you will have worked in practice and audit and ideally will bring some in-house, commercial experience, with at least 5 years total experience.

Experience will also include working with companies with £50m+ turnover, with an understanding of the complexities of group statutory accounts (consolidated accounts).

If you want satisfaction from truly making a difference, rather than just accepting that the now and norm is good enough, then we would love to hear about how you go about it.

Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.

Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities

• Generous employer pension; up to 8% matched contribution
• Income protection & life assurance
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
• Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice
• Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
• Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition
• Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
• Flexible working environment
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events

Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.

Our Mission - Empowering communities with brilliant broadband

Our Vision - Connected Communities

Our Values - Own it, Find the Right Way, Work Together, Win Together