Assistant Financial Controller

RS Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global solutions partner is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee its EMEA financial control function. This pivotal hybrid role includes leading inventory accounting, managing the balance sheet, implementing financial controls, and supporting audits. Ideal candidates hold a professional accounting qualification and possess strong communication skills.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Private healthcare

Generous holiday allowance

Support for ongoing health conditions

Support for neurodiverse colleagues

Support for women's health needs

Enhanced coverage for trans colleagues

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant with strong technical accounting skills.
• Experienced in implementing and managing robust financial control frameworks.
• Skilled in audit liaison and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the inventory accounting function including stock count oversight.
• Own the UK market balance sheet and oversee financial reporting accuracy.
• Drive implementation and maintenance of financial controls.

Skills

Technical accounting skills

Financial reporting

Audit liaison

Communication

Relationship building

Proactive mindset

Education

ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent

Job description

Location: This role is offered on a permanent contract. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and from our London or Corby office.

This is a pivotal role within the newly established EMEA Financial Control function, offering the opportunity to shape and strengthen the region's financial control environment while supporting a broad range of accounting and reporting responsibilities.

Acting as a key support to the EMEA Financial Controller, you'll lead core finance activities including inventory accounting, balance sheet ownership, and financial controls. You'll work closely with market teams, Group Finance, GSBS, and external auditors to deliver accurate reporting and maintain a robust control framework.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the inventory accounting function, including stock count oversight and provisioning, in collaboration with supply chain teams.
• Own the UK market balance sheet and oversee accurate financial reporting across UK functions.
• Support monthly and year-end closing activities, ensuring compliance with IFRS and internal policies.
• Coordinate with auditors to provide timely, accurate documentation and support.
• Drive the implementation and maintenance of key financial controls across the region.
• Manage and develop a UK-based Management Accountant.

About you:

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting skills.
• Experienced in implementing and managing robust financial control frameworks.
• Skilled in audit liaison, financial reporting, and delivering insight to senior stakeholders.
• Strong communicator and relationship builder, confident operating in complex, matrixed environments.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working across international teams and adaptable to different cultures and ways of working.

The extras you'll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you'd expect from a FTSE listed company, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, in the UK, we've just introduced several new Family Friendly Policies including:

• Help for people to take control of ongoing health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation.
• Support for neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD, and Tourette's syndrome.
• Support for women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause.
• Helping our LGBTQIA+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery, and gender confirmation surgery.

We are RS Group:

RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions - the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management.

Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature, and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products, and 61% of our sales are digital.

We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become the first choice for customers, suppliers, our people, and communities.

RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent.

In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

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