Financial Controller

Company Overview

Speyside Corporate Relations is a specialist in communications, government and public affairs with a particular focus on emerging markets.

The business delivers services via a global network of consultants and advisors with particular geographical strength within the Latin America & Caribbean, Central Europe, Eurasian and Sub-Saharan African regions.

Over 70% of the company's projects involve cross border collaboration 

Position Overview

Speyside Corporate Relations is seeking to hire a financial controller based in Hungary to manage all aspects of financial and management accounting, HR and legal matters relating to supplier contracts and overseas expansion in addition to managing a locally based team of 3-4 staff.

Given the international footprint of the business it is critical that the incoming candidate is fluent in English in order that he/she can effectively interact with colleagues around the world many of whom do not have English as a first language.

Reporting to the Company President the Financial Controller will have specific responsibility for the following;

Responsibilities

•    Managing all financial and accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting,        Fixed Assets and Revenue Recognition
•    Managing consolidated management accounts and reporting on variances
•    Preparing and managing the annual consolidated audit according to IFRS
•    Annual budgeting and monthly forecasting duties
•    Manage and comply with statutory reporting requirements and tax filings in different jurisdictions            globally
•    Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen            internal controls
•    Management of cash and working capital requirements, monitoring debt levels and cash collection        activities.
•    Managing HR matters such as payroll and issuing employment contracts
•    Managing legal matters such as office expansions and closures and client and supplier contracts
•    Managing external bookkeeping firms
•    Monitoring and managing intercompany transactions 
•    Managing an internal team of 3-4
•    Regular reporting to shareholders including the production of bespoke reports where necessary

Required Experience 

Specific corporate relations sector background is not critical, although a background in the management consulting / professional services sector would be beneficial.

Given the size of the business we expect the successful candidate to come from a similar sized 
($1-10m USD turnover) business where they are used to operating autonomously and managing a wide variety of finance, administrative, legal and IT tasks in a hands on manner.

You will be someone who thrives on the responsibility of working autonomously and solving the challenges that operating internationally brings to a financial controller role 

In return Speyside Corporate Relations offer the chance to work in a truly international environment and you will gain knowledge and experience of a number of different legal and regulatory environments globally.

Please apply in confidence by sending your CV to our search partner Osprey Clarke International & Emerging Markets; 

Craig Marcham, Managing Partner
Osprey Clarke International & Emerging Markets, 218 Strand, London. United Kingdom. WC2R 1AT