Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Equity FC
- Location
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Bath, Somerset
BathSomerset
- Salary
- To £75,000 plus bonus + benefits
- Posted
- 13 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 21 Aug 2018
- Ref
- JOSW1
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is Private Equity backed, the market leader within its field, and has achieved a rate of growth that is unprecedented. Their continued expansion in the UK & Europe is exceptional and as a result they have a newly created position requiring an ambitious qualified accountant with an appetite for growth, progression and focus on creating a first in class customer focussed finance team servicing operations outside of the UK. Turnover is £700m and the pipeline is significant. The level of growth has resulted from entrepreneurial management and an inspiring senior leadership team whose core principals focus on Independence, Spirit, Belief in People and provision of exceptional care.
Reporting to the Finance Director responsible for operations based outside of the UK, the Financial Controller will manage a large team of Finance Managers, Management Accountants and Commercial Reporting Managers. Core aspects of the role include:
- Delivery of month end processes and reporting
- Review of monthly results with local country-based Finance teams
- Ad -hoc reporting and analysis
- Delivery and management of Finance Transformation projects
- Swift issue resolution management
- Management of the year end audit process
- Responsibility for SLA compliance reporting, resourcing, recruitment, development and training of the team
- Balance sheet reporting, reconciliations and review
- Liaising with Group Reporting to ensure Rest of Europe tax compliance information is available, cash funding management is performed, and reporting timelines are met
- Delivery of the consolidated financial position for each country to Group Reporting
- Assisting the FD and the Head of Financial Planning on Budget delivery
- Motivating and developing the teams, driving towards stability and clear accountability for delivering on targets
Candidate profile:
- Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or similar)
- A minimum of five years post-qualification experience gained in a commercial environment within a similar or aligned industry such as healthcare, retail, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, or professional services
- Experience of managing a large team and driving performance
- Adaptable and flexible, thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment. Key is an entrepreneurial mindset that is focussed on customer service
- Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver right-first-time results
- A questioning mind, natural leadership skills that achieve results coupled with strong interpersonal and presentation skills
- Willingness to travel occasionally to the head office locations in the European portfolio
- It is desirable that you have an appreciation of working in a Shared Service Centre managing diverse teams
As the business grows, the culture and personal development of the team will continue to evolve. In return you will join an organisation that offers exception progression and development opportunities.
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