Head of Reporting and Controls

Kerv Digital; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive digital service company in London is seeking a senior leader for their Financial Reporting team. The role involves ensuring accurate reporting, improving processes, and leading the finance team. The ideal candidate will hold a qualified accountant credential (ACA) and have significant leadership experience. Benefits include private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

25 Days Holiday

Sick Pay

Parental Leave

Pension

Employer Assistance Programme

Training and Development

Various Perks via Vitality Health App

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience in a senior leadership role within finance.
• Up to date knowledge of current UK accounting standards.
• A history of developing and inspiring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Reporting team and ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Improve the month-end close process and manage external auditing.
• Provide leadership to the operational finance team and ensure high quality services.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA)

Leadership experience

People management skills

Change management

IT literacy

Job description

Please note: Hybrid Working 2 days a week in the Central London Office (Liverpool St.)

About the role

This role will be responsible for leading the Financial Reporting team. A successful candidate will ensure the accurate and timely issuance of monthly results as well as working with our transformation team to design and implement global processes across all our practices. There are several practice migrations taking place currently and the successful candidate will have experience in guiding a team to implement the right strategy for success.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we embrace a period of transformation with several impactful migrations and system enhancements underway across the financial control function. Youll have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving innovation by helping us transition from manual processes to streamlined automated solutions.

This role reports into the Group Financial Controller.

You will provide leadership and development of the operational finance team and ensure high quality provision of processes and services provided to the business. You will lead on external auditing and annual financial statement with a focus on improving controls processes and systems.

Job Overview

The role will have full responsibility for but not limited to :

• As a senior leader within the business you will business partner the operational finance and commercial finance teams with our practices providing insight and challenge to support in the delivery of operational objectives.
• Lead the finance team in the creation of monthly and annual financial statements and ensure management information provided is accurate and insightful and providing effective challenge and scrutiny.
• Significantly improve the month-end close process and guiding the team to success.
• Lead on the full end to end audit process with regards to financial reporting whilst continuously reviewing and implementing effective financial controls ensuring that the association creates and embeds a strong financial control environment.
• Play a key role in the business and deputise for the Group Financial Controller where required.

All about You

• You will be a qualified accountant (ACA) with significant previous experience in a senior leadership role within finance. You will have up to date knowledge of current UK accounting standards and requirements.
• You will have been in a leadership role previously (minimum 4 years).
• You will have excellent people management skills and the ability to inspire and influence those around you. A confident dynamic and supportive leader and team player with a proven record for developing others.
• You will have the drive and commitment to consistently deliver challenging targets while demonstrating a can do attitude. You will be IT literate and willing to champion use of technology in service delivery.
• You will understand change management and able to bring together differing cultures to provide an environment for the creation of new and sustainable organisational models.
• A prior knowledge or background in technology would be desirable.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 Days Holiday Bank Holidays in the UK
• Sick Pay
• Parental Leave
• Pension
• Employer Assistance Programme
• Training and Development
• Various Perks via Vitality Health App

You will live the Kerv values

• Think Customer-First
• Team is Everything
• Spread Good Vibes
• Build Future
• Do the Right Thing

At Kerv were building something special and were building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity equality and belonging through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.

Required Experience

• Director

Key Skills

• Marketing & Promotions
• Attorney At Law
• Jni
• Airlines
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Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1