UK Financial Controller

dnata; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a UK Financial Controller, where you will oversee financial audits, ensure compliance with regulations, and improve financial controls. This hybrid role allows you to work from home while also collaborating with a dynamic finance team in the office. You will play a crucial role in maintaining the financial integrity of the organization and driving process improvements. With a strong focus on stakeholder management and communication, this position offers an exciting opportunity to influence and lead within a well-established industry player. Enjoy a range of benefits including generous annual leave, private medical cover, and travel discounts.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Free eye care tests

Subsidized on-site restaurant

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• ACA qualification required for financial control role.
• Experience in stakeholder management and process improvements essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial audits and manage financial policies across the UK.
• Drive efficiencies in reporting and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

ACA qualified

IFRS knowledge

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Sage X3/TM1 knowledge

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Dynamic environment experience

Tools

Sage X3

TM1

Job description

dnata Travel Group, part of the Emirates Group, includes the brands of Gold Medal, Netflights, Travelbag and Travel Republic.

We are recruiting for a UK Financial Controller to lead the Group’s regulatory and financial control environment and be the lead contact on external, internal and GFR audits.

In this role, you will maintain and improve the standard of financial control and ensure that the business operates within the appropriate laws and regulations. You will also drive efficiencies in reporting and controls, and provide business partnership to the Finance management team on the consistency and appropriateness of financial controls.

You will lead financial audits and oversee the rationalisation and ongoing management of financial policies and processes across the UK. As UK Financial Controller, you will be the point of contact for CAA/ABTA regarding regulatory matters, including filing reports and negotiating license renewals.

This role is based in Leyland near Preston, on a hybrid basis: office-based 3 days a week and 2 days remote. Our Leyland office is just 10 minutes from junctions 28 & 29 of the M6, with free parking available.

Qualifications, skills, and experience required:

1. ACA qualified
2. Up-to-date technical skills, including IFRS
3. Strong focus on controls and processes, with high attention to detail
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
5. Sage X3/TM1 knowledge is desirable
6. Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
7. Proven ability to establish new process improvements from scratch
8. Ability to influence within a matrix organization
9. Stakeholder management experience
10. Experience in the Retail, Leisure, or Travel industry is desirable

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private medical cover for you
• Low-cost healthcare for your family
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing development with our in-house People Development Team
• Travel discounts through our dedicated Staff Travel Team
• Industry and social events, including supplier events, office socials, and parties
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards
• Volunteer days: one paid day per year to volunteer with a registered charity
• dnata4good community support initiatives
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free eye care tests
• Free Taste Card membership for discounts on dining, movies, attractions, takeaways, and online shopping
• Free tea and coffee, subsidized on-site restaurant with free Wi-Fi, and free parking