Assistant Group Financial Controller

Tribal Group; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading EdTech company as an Assistant Group Financial Controller, where you'll play a vital role in financial planning and compliance. This full-time position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment, driving innovative procedures and enhancing team effectiveness. With a focus on statutory reporting and financial management, your contributions will be crucial in supporting educational institutions worldwide. Enjoy a range of exceptional benefits, including health plans and flexible working options, in a company committed to your professional growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous Parental Leave Package

Option to Buy/Sell Holiday

E-Learning Opportunities

Volunteer Days

Access to Reward and Recognition Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in managing financial reporting and compliance.
• Ability to oversee statutory accounts preparation and audits.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge related to IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Manage period-end and month-end cycles for financial reporting.
• Coordinate statutory accounts preparation for compliance.
• Support Group Financial Controller in budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

ACA/ACCA Qualification

General Ledger Management

Month-end/Year-end Close Process

Technical Accounting Knowledge

Communication Skills

Education

Post Qualified Experience

Tools

D365

Power BI

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About Tribal

Tribal is a leading EdTech business providing market-leading software solutions to the global education market. We strive to research, develop, and deliver the products, services, and solutions needed by education institutes worldwide to support their primary goals of educating students, providing optimum learning experiences, and ultimately delivering successful outcomes.

As an Assistant Group Financial Controller, Joining our Global F&A department you will be part of a small and well organised team who oversee the financial planning, reporting, and compliance on an international scale across our whole business.

Reporting directly to our Group Financial Controller, you will have the opportunity to introduce new ideas, share insights, and develop innovative procedures. Your contributions will play a crucial part in enhancing the team's effectiveness, driving forward-thinking initiatives, and continuous improvement and collaboration.

This is a full time permanent role with candidates working out of our Sheffield office circa 2 days per week.

The Role

The role of the Assistant Group Financial Controller is to support and deputise for the Group Financial Controller to manage the period-end and month-end cycles, delivering all statutory reports and returns as necessary, whilst ensuring the business operates within the legal, statutory and regulatory requirement of the markets in which it operates.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee Corporate Reporting & Tax reporting across the team to ensure the timely completion of the month-end reporting cycle.
• Compile the group’s consolidated profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow monthly, ensuring accurate reflection of all eliminations.
• Be Group lead on the implementation of standards.
• Coordinate the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group, as well as for various subsidiary companies, in compliance with applicable accounting standards and legislation of their respective jurisdictions.
• Production of statutory financials for the Group’s Annual and Interim report.
• Support the GFC to ensure Transfer Pricing strategy is optimal for the Group.
• Owner of the annual budget and monthly forecasting process.
• Deputise for the Group Financial controller on payment authorisations and other matters when required.
• Stay updated on UK statutory requirements, International Financial Reporting Standards, and tax matters, and share relevant insights with the finance team as needed.
• Liaise with external auditors and Group Corporate Tax & Reporting Accountant to ensure statutory audits are planned, managed and concluded effectively and efficiently, with particular focus on the overseas audit process.
• Close liaison and collaboration with and matrix management of the Global Shared Service Function via KPI reporting.

The Qualifications & Skills You’ll Have:

• ACA/ACCA Qualification.
• Post Qualified experience within a large organisation.
• Experience with managing general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
• Experience with creating annual report and investor presentations.
• Good communicator, tenacious, with ability to motivate and manage individuals effectively, across all functions.
• High levels of technical accounting knowledge and procedures applicable to an AIM listed company with particular reference to IFRS 15.

It would be great if you had:

• Working knowledge of D365 and Power BI.
• Experience within the software sector.
• Experience of working in a multinational environment.

What Can Tribal Offer You?

We offer a range of exceptional benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including a comprehensive Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Employee Assistance Programme, along with a generous parental leave package and the ability to buy or sell holiday each year. We also offer the option of working overseas for up to 8 weeks per year. You'll also have access to E-Learning Opportunities to enhance your skills, Volunteer Days to give back to your community, and access to Achievers, our reward and recognition platform, to ensure you can thrive both personally and professionally in a supportive and rewarding environment.

We’re committed to creating an environment that enables employees to balance their responsibilities inside and outside of work and encourage and support a range of flexible working patterns for all colleagues. If you need flexibility, apply and discuss your needs with us.

Criminal Records and Security Checks

If you are successful in your application, a security/criminal record check will be required before we can employ you. If, following the check, the nature of a conviction is deemed unacceptable, this may lead to an offer of employment being withdrawn.

Note to All Applicants

Tribal reserves the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. For this reason, shortlisting may take place prior to the closing date on some occasions. With this in mind, please do not hesitate to apply early.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Finance, and Education

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Financial Services

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