Group Financial Controller

Sewell Wallis Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment specialist is seeking a Group Financial Controller for a dynamic services industry business in Harrogate. The role involves overseeing financial accounting, management accounting, and ensuring compliance with financial controls. Ideal candidates should be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with strong technical knowledge and experience in financial controlling. The position offers a competitive salary of circa £95,000, a 10% bonus, and other benefits, with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

10% bonus

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Qualified candidate with ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Proven strong technical accounting skills.
• Experience in financial controlling in a group environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for month-end management and group accounts reporting.
• Drive improvements in month-end processes.
• Oversee external reporting requirements.
• Maintain company accounting policies and procedures.
• Ensure accuracy of financial statements for the Group.
• Supervise the annual statutory audit.

Skills

Qualified candidate (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Strong technical accounting knowledge

Advanced Excel knowledge

Experience working with an AIM listed or plc business

Evidenced people management

Experience as a Financial Controller in a Group setting

Job description

Sewell Wallis are recruiting for Group Financial Controller for a fantastic forward–thinking services industry business based in Harrogate.

The role of Group Financial Controller reports directly to the CFO, overseeing the businesses 4 main divisions of financial accounting, management accounting, cash collection and purchase ledger. You will ensure that there are robust financial controls in place that are being complied with, as well as taking ownership of the financial statements for the Group and the consolidated accounts.

This business offers a flexible and forward–thinking approach to work. They are looking for someone who has worked in the services industry with a fast growing business.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for the closure of month end management and group accounts reporting.
• Driving improvements in month end processes.
• Responsible for external reporting requirements.
• Reviewing and maintaining company accounting policies and procedures.
• Ownership of the all the financial statements of the Group, including full PLC group consolidated accounts.
• Oversee the annual statutory audit.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified candidate (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Advanced Excel knowledge.
• Experience working with an AIM listed or plc business.
• Evidenced people management.
• Experience in a Financial Controller in a Group setting.

What's on offer?

• A competitive salary of circa 95,000.
• 10% bonus.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Hybrid working.

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.