Assistant Financial Controller - Hybrid, Growth Path

EG Group; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Cycle to Work scheme

Car Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Generous annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Volunteer day

Job summary

Cumberland Farms, part of the EG Group family, is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller for its Horwich Head Office. You will support day-to-day financial control and month-end reporting, guiding a Finance team and ensuring stringent balance sheet controls across the business.

With IFRS experience and strong analytical skills, you will coordinate statutory reporting and year-end audits, partnering with Shared Services to maintain high-quality financial information and drive process

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with significant post-qualified experience in financial accounting or financial control.
• Strong experience in month-end reporting, balance sheet management, statutory reporting and audit.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with strong Excel and financial systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Controller with day-to-day financial control and reporting activities across the business, ensuring accurate and timely month-end reporting.
• Lead and manage a team within the Finance function, providing direction, coaching and support to develop capability and maintain high standards of delivery.
• Oversee key balance sheet activities, including reconciliations, reviews and resolution of outstanding items, ensuring robust financial controls are maintained.
• Support the preparation of statutory financial statements and lead the coordination of year-end audit requirements, ensuring key deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversee local statutory reporting and cash flow reporting, providing financial analysis and insight into key movements and variances.
• Work closely with Shared Services and wider Finance teams to resolve accounting queries, strengthen processes and ensure the integrity of financial information.
• Provide technical accounting support to the wider Finance function and identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting.

Skills

Month-end reporting

Balance sheet management

IFRS 16

Team leadership

Excel

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

SAP

Qube

Job description

Cumberland Farms, part of the EG Group family, is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller for its Horwich Head Office. You will support day-to-day financial control and month-end reporting, guiding a Finance team and ensuring stringent balance sheet controls across the business.

With IFRS experience and strong analytical skills, you will coordinate statutory reporting and year-end audits, partnering with Shared Services to maintain high-quality financial information and drive process