Group Financial Controller

SF Executive are partnered with a highly successful company based in Warwickshire who are seeking a Group Financial Controller.

The Group Financial Controller will actively lead the head office finance function which includes consolidation, reporting, transactions, technical accounting support, treasury, audit and tax.

Deliverables

1. Technical lead for the group, and the 'go-to' person for accounting advice
2. Audit lead for group, taking responsibility for controlling and delivering a clean audit, on time and without issue
3. Lead the group consolidation to culminate in an accurate, timely and meaningful reporting pack
4. Drive efficiency and cost savings within the finance team and wider business through automation projects
5. Manage banking relationships
6. Create insightful management information for central head-office cost function
7. Providing financial / decision support to CFO

Profile

1. Strong technical finance and accounting experience, likely to be big 4 trained
2. Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent) with a strong academic record
3. Group consolidation experience
4. Able to demonstrate an understanding of the balance between technical financial accounting and the commercial world
5. Good IT skills, experience with SAP B1 would be an advantage.
6. Demonstrable experience of an understanding of privately-owned businesses

Competencies

1. Take pride in the presentation of work to a high/professional standard
2. A self-starter, willing to commit to a plan of action and carry it out, seeking direction where appropriate
3. Strong management skills
4. Excellent communicator and organiser
5. Confident in your own abilities and able to make decisions
6. Proactive approach to generating new initiatives and ideas
7. Capable of absorbing delegated responsibilities from the CFO
8. Drive change, not accepting of an 'always been done that way' mentality
9. Take pride in getting things right the first time around

This role is located within Warwickshire and will require the successful individual to be based on site 5 days per week (with an adult approach to flexibility).