Financial Controller

Ashdown Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational business is seeking an accomplished Financial Controller to enhance financial reporting and lead a finance team. The role requires a fully qualified accountant with experience in management accounts and financial planning. The firm offers flexible working conditions, allowing remote work two days a week. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership and technical accounting skills.

Benefits

Flexible working, remote work two days a week

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading a finance team.
• Demonstrable expertise with management accounts and forecasting.
• Experience working within a group structure with intercompany accounts.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the company's financial reporting function.
• Deliver accurate and comprehensive financial reports.
• Ensure compliance with taxation requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Technical accounting skills

Financial planning and analysis

Management accounts

External compliance and reporting

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Job description

A multinational business is looking for an accomplished Financial Controller to join its team. Please note that the firm embraces flexible and hybrid working so you will be able to work from home 2 days per week.

In order to be suitable for this role of significant responsibility you must be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with proven experience of leading a finance team. You will have demonstrable expertise with management accounts, forecasting, financial planning, analysis, and external compliance and reporting, so you must have great technical accounting skills. Experience working within a group structure and with intercompany accounts is also a prerequisite.

Working closely with the Finance Director of this £120m turnover firm and managing a small team, you will be a composed, organised and personable leader, exemplifying the firm's core values of collaboration, innovation, integrity and kindness. You will enhance the company's financial reporting function and provide consolidated financial analysis and commentary for the senior leadership team.

You will deliver accurate, transparent and comprehensive financial reports for the organisation and have proven experience of developing robust and transparent financial governance processes and procedures. You will ensure that all entities within the group comply with all relevant taxation requirements and will also prepare the firm for external audits.

The organisation is committed to building a diverse international team that is representative of all sections of society. They recognise that by encouraging innovative and creative ways of thinking and fostering an inclusive culture they will collaborate more effectively and achieve better outcomes.