Group Financial Controller

Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants; Lochboisdale; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a senior accountant to oversee group financial processes, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and providing guidance across the organization. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with significant experience in professional services or law firms, possessing excellent leadership and communication skills. Proficiency in Excel and knowledge of multi-jurisdictional accounting are essential. This role offers a broad remit, including auditing and regulatory reporting responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS/FRS and multi jurisdictional accounting.
• Proven experience improving financial processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of group financial statements and management accounts.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee audit processes and act as key contact for external auditors.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Leadership

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Proficiency in Excel

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Elite 3E

Job description

This senior role offers the opportunity to oversee group accounting, drive improvements in financial processes and provide trusted guidance to stakeholders across the organisation. If you enjoy combining technical accounting expertise with leadership, process improvement and cross-border collaboration, this position offers a broad and rewarding remit!

Responsibilities

• Leading the preparation of group financial statements and management accounts.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Developing and maintaining strong financial controls, policies and procedures.
• Supporting forecasting, budgeting and performance analysis.
• Overseeing audit processes and acting as key contact for external auditors.
• Providing technical accounting guidance to finance colleagues and the wider business.
• Ensuring timely reconciliation of office bank accounts with appropriate review and sign-off.
• Investigating reconciliation variances and strengthening controls where required.
• Overseeing tax compliance across all jurisdictions, including corporate tax, GST/VAT and other returns.
• Coordinating regulatory reporting submissions to relevant authorities.
• Keeping up to date with tax and regulatory developments and advising the group accordingly.
• Liaising with external advisers and regulators.
• Managing accounting for partner distributions, capital interest and related reporting.
• Supporting partner reporting, including draw schedules, profit allocations and disclosures.
• Providing accurate financial information to support preparation of partners' tax returns.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post qualification experience, ideally within professional services or a law firm. They will have strong technical knowledge of IFRS/FRS and multi jurisdictional accounting requirements, proven experience improving financial processes and controls, and excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills. Proficiency in Excel and confidence managing a team are essential. Experience with Elite 3E and trust/company accounts would be advantageous.

For a full job description or further information on this role please call 711188, or email .