Financial Controller – 12 month FTC

GuarantCo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London is seeking a Financial Controller to lead financial operations and reporting. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting qualifications and a proven track record in finance management. This role offers the opportunity to drive improvements in processes while leading a dedicated finance team in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunity for professional growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a finance manager or financial controller role.
• Exceptional communication skills and clarity in expressing complex issues.
• Experience in a small to medium sized business, ideally in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Manage month-end accounting processes and deliver financial reporting.
• Oversee financial operations including payments and invoicing.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Communication

Accounting qualifications

Team management

IFRS knowledge

Problem-solving

Education

Degree educated or equivalent with formal accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Business Central by Microsoft

Job description

The Finance team within GMC is located in London and is a high performing finance function for both GMC and GuarantCo. The Financial Controller is a leadership role working actively with the Chief Finance Officer to deliver GMC and GuarantCo’s core financial reporting.

The Financial Controller will take on a broad remit, overseeing and managing the financial operations, accounting and treasury of GuarantCo and GMC. This individual will be expected to strive for continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment, streamlining controls and processes where necessary and developing the team.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Responsible for managing the month-end accounting processes for GuarantCo and GMC, maintaining accurate financial records and delivering robust reporting to a high standard within tight timelines.
• Responsible for overseeing streamlined financial operations, including payments and invoicing.
• Deliver quarterly management accounts and annual statutory accounts for GuarantCo (under IFRS) and GMC (under FRS 102), ensuring compliance and excellence in reporting.
• Main point of contact for all tax advisors and responsible for ensuring all tax deadlines are met.
• Lead the audit process for GuarantCo and GMC, ensuring timely high quality deliverables and resolving queries, with support from the Finance Manager.
• Present reports to senior leadership, including Board of Directors and Audit Committees, demonstrating strong understanding of the wider business.
• Manage the treasury function and support the CFO and CRO to manage liquidity risk.
• Ownership of financial controls and processes.
• Support the CFO in driving cost-saving initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and profitability.

Core Competencies:

• Degree educated or equivalent with formal accounting qualifications; ACA, ACCA or equivalent
• Experience in a hands-on finance manager or financial controller role in a small to medium sized business – ideally development finance experience or working in financial services
• Excellent technical ability, including IFRS based financial and statutory reporting
• Proficient in the use of desktop programmes including Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word
• Experience using finance systems and ability to pick up new systems quickly
• Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to express complex issues succinctly and clearly
• Experience of leading, motivating and mentoring team members
• Personable and professional, adept at building relationships
• Fast-paced, flexible and resilient
• Passion for complex business challenges and to make a difference in frontier markets
• Organised, rigorous, and disciplined
• Familiarity and experience with IFRS 9
• Experience in using Business Central by Microsoft.

ABOUT GUARANTCO

GuarantCo was established in 2005 to help close the infrastructure funding gap and alleviate poverty in lower income countries across Africa and Asia. Through the provision of innovative credit solutions, GuarantCo mobilises private investments into critical infrastructure projects and transforms local capital markets.

To date, GuarantCo has enabled USD 7.1 billion of total investment and USD 6.8 billion of private sector investment, giving 44.8 million people improved access to infrastructure and creating around 248,000 jobs.

GuarantCo is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Canada and France. GuarantCo’s activities are managed by GuarantCo Management Company, which is part of Cardano Development.

The GMC team is small, diverse, collaborative and action orientated. We are looking for candidates who have the experience to deliver against the responsibilities of the role and who are passionate about making a difference whilst working in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment.

HOW TO APPLY

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At GMC, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and culture, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Valuing diversity is essential to our work. We aim to act in accordance with and promote equality legislation by avoiding unjustified discrimination and recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All GMC employees are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies. GMC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity at every level within the organisation.

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