Interim Financial Controller

Wade Macdonald; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Interim Financial Controller is an urgent requirement for a fast-growing international technology group. You will own the finance operation across five entities in the US, Canada, Belgium, France and the UK, reporting to the CFO from the City of London.

Lead month-end and year-end closes, coordinate statutory reporting and audits, and manage IFRS compliance (IFRS 15/16) across currencies, leveraging NetSuite to deliver accurate, timely reporting.

Qualifications

• ACA or equivalent accounting qualification.
• IFRS knowledge incl IFRS 15/16.
• Experience multi-entity, multi-currency financial close.
• NetSuite experience.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills.
• Stakeholder management with CFO and SLT.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close across five entities.
• Own the year-end process including statutory reporting and audit coordination.
• Act as go-between for the finance team and CFO with communication and escalation.
• Oversee accounting processes (AR/AP/GL/revenue recognition) and IFRS reporting across jurisdictions.
• Produce monthly/quarterly reporting with variance analysis and business reviews.
• Manage cash flow reporting and forecasting, and partner with business leaders on decisions.

Skills

ACA

IFRS 15/16

NetSuite

Multi-entity

Multi-currency

Stakeholder mgmt

Technical accounting

Analytical modelling

Education

Professional qualification (ACA)

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Interim Financial Controller - urgent requirement

International technology group | Five legal entities | NetSuite | Reporting to the CFO

The opportunity

Our client is a fast-growing international group with around 500 employees. They are looking for a Financial Controller to own the finance operation across five legal entities in the US, Canada, Belgium, France and the UK.

What you'll do

• Lead the month-end, and year-end close across all five entities, delivering accurate reporting to deadline
• Own the year-end process, including statutory reporting, audit coordination and tax and regulatory filings across multiple jurisdictions
• Act as the go-between for the finance team and the CFO, owning communication, priorities and escalation
• Oversee billing, AR, AP, general ledger, revenue recognition and cost accounting, all run on NetSuite
• Apply the client's group accounting policies and IFRS (including IFRS 15 and IFRS 16)
• Produce monthly and quarterly reporting with variance analysis and business performance reviews
• Manage cash flow reporting and forecasting, payroll review, and reporting to parent entitiesAnalyse working capital, profitability and EBITDA, and partner with business leaders on decisions

What you'll bring

• A professional accounting qualification (ideally ACA)
• Strong IFRS knowledge, with IFRS 15 and 16 experience
• Proven experience running financial close in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• NetSuite experience
• Strong technical accountant
• Strong analytical and modelling skills, with attention to detail
• Confident stakeholder management with the CFO and other members of the SLT across functions and time zones