Financial Controller

Campbell Brown Associates; England; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

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Tickets and events access

Performance-based bonuses

Fun perks

Descrizione del lavoro

A prominent recruitment firm in the United Kingdom seeks a Financial Controller. This mid-senior level role involves managing the UK finance team, preparing monthly reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Ideal candidates will hold ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualifications, have a strong background in UK GAAP, and possess excellent reporting and leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary between £90,000 and £100,000 plus performance bonuses and various perks, including event tickets.

Competenze

• Strong background in accounting, particularly in UK GAAP.
• Experience in media, music, TV or film production spaces preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and add value.

Mansioni

• Review monthly management accounts and reconciliations.
• Coordinate statutory group accounting, audit, and tax.
• Ensure accurate VAT returns and payroll administration.
• Produce financial reports and manage team performance.

Conoscenze

Reporting skills

Leadership style

Process improvement

Organisation

Collaboration

Formazione

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

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Account Director @ Campbell Brown Associates | Finance Recruitment Expertise

An award winning, international production and entertainment company is looking for an inspiring and proactive Financial Controller.

The business is incredibly highly regarded and a recognisable name in their space producing iconic work and services. Fostering a culture of collaboration and dynamism this isn’t your ordinary nine to five!

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for the UK finance team and function. We’re looking for someone with strong reporting skills, an inspiring leadership style and a keen interest in driving best practice and service.

Financial Controller – The Role

Reporting, Compliance and Operational

• Review monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations across the group
• Central coordination of statutory group accounting, audit and tax, managing auditors and liaising with tax advisors as required
• Liaising with divisional finance functions to ensure all corporation tax returns for the group are prepared and quarterly instalment payments are made on a timely basis
• Preparing monthly group cash flow reporting for the bank, including quarterly bank loan
• Oversee preparation and submission of the quarterly group VAT return
• Oversee group payroll and pension administration, liaising with payroll bureau and pension advisers. Preparing information for annual P11d, P60s and PSA submissions to HMRC and ensuring monthly PAYE/NIC payments are made on time
• Ensure Companies House records are up to date for all group companies
• Review intercompany balance reconciliations and ensure all necessary recharges are invoiced
• Oversee bank and credit card administration
• Manage financial IT systems, reviewing finance assistant postings as necessary
• Producing ad-hoc accurate group financial reports and analysis to deadline
• Review and authorise fortnightly client and weekly supplier payment runs
• Ensure debtors are monitored appropriately by the team and provide support where required.
• Oversee routine meetings with Department Heads/Finance Managers to ensure performance is being appropriately tracked/costs controlled and to understand the nature of each department and the issues they face
• Reviewing and approving budgets
• Manage and support relationships with internal teams
• Monthly overheads & staff costs reporting

Processes and Controls

• Ensuring efficiency of process and pro-actively identifying opportunities for process improvement
• Responsible for adherence to accounting standards and recommendation of policy improvements or changes to current working practices to ensure compliance.
• Key point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors
• Be a key user of financial systems and ensure they are used in a way that maximises efficiency, and that they meet business needs
• Providing high quality analysis to support results as well as future business decisions
• Driving continuous improvement in processes.
• Engendering a business service culture

Team Management

• Ensuring that team resources are matched to the department’s requirements, that team members are adequately trained including development of knowledge in business wide issues, that the team maintain adequate relationships with the divisions they are supporting.
• Ensuring the team delivers to deadlines; and providing financial guidance and expertise as required.

Financial Controller – Required experience

• Preferably ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Strong background in accounting, particularly in UK GAAP, group consolidations and taxation
• Experience with the media, music, TV or film production spaces is preferred
• Track record of effective collaboration across teams and a positive attitude to change
• Must be able to demonstrate examples of improving processes, adding value and influencing people
• Highly organised with the ability to work in tight deadlines
• Ability to drive tasks / projects through to completion

Financial Controller – The Package

• Salary - £90,000 - 100,000
• Bonus – based on company and personal performance
• 4 office days
• Tickets, events access and a whole host of fun perks!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Entertainment Providers and Broadcast Media Production and Distribution