Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- PSD Group
- Location
-
London
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- £80-85,000
- Posted
- 13 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 21 Dec 2018
- Ref
- WWY1
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
High profile sports client requires a Financial Controller to join their London based HQ. Key to the role will be assuming overall responsibility for financial control, management accounting/reporting as well as business partnering with external and internal stakeholders to support key decisions.
The Role -
- Assuming a leadership role for a number of direct and indirect reports (4 direct).
- Supporting the team in preparing monthly and annual statutory financials and facilitating interim and year-end audit processes.
- Ensuring delivery of a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensuring the reported results comply with international financial reporting standards.
- Driving improvements and efficiencies to monthly and annual budgeting & forecasting, providing analysis as required to support central functions and management team.
- Communicating clearly with central teams to address any technical accounting issues or queries.
- Business partnering with internal and external stakeholders, providing financial advice to support key decisions.
- Implementing and developing robust financial processes to drive efficiency and promote best practice.
- Traveling to the various sites to support the regional teams, maintaining training/engagement with head office processes.
- Assisting with training and development of junior staff to suit the needs of the finance team.
The Person -
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Proven experience within a senior finance position, with strong technical knowledge, and extensive experience of overall combined accounting and finance experience.
- Experience with preparing management and regulatory financial statements, period end close processes, and auditor liaison.
- Thorough knowledge of IFRS reporting.
- People management experience.