Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Equity FC Limited
- Location
-
London (West), London (Greater)
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- £70,000 - £80,000
- Posted
- 11 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 19 Sep 2019
- Ref
- RDDS21
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a high growth entertainment business based in West London. They are now looking to recruit a best-in-class Financial Controller to partner the FD as the business continues it’s exciting expansion. Having responsibility for a small finance team, the successful candidate will also work with other key stakeholders in the business supporting with all finance related matters.
Key Duties and Responsibilities include:
Key Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Supporting the Board of Directors through the implementation of business strategies and objectives
- Manage and develop a strong financially and operationally focused finance function
- Manage the finance function to deliver accurate and timely management accounts including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, KPIs and supporting commentary for presentation at monthly regular board meetings
- Ownership of annual statutory reporting, cash flow, budgets and forecasts in line with required timescales
- Proactive FX and treasury management, ensuring accurate cash positioning
- Support the management of the relationship between the business and external funders and advisors
- Continuously seek to develop and enhance existing practices across the organisation to support profit maximisation
- Develop excellent lines of communication across the wider business
- Support Creatives in their project management of global projects
- Support the organisation through achievement of growth plan over next five years to exit
- Deliver financial models to aid in longer term business planning
- Management of IT systems and subsequent upgrades and development
- Maintenance of a strong financial and operational control environment, implementing robust financial controls and procedures as required
- Liaising with Company Bankers, Solicitors and Auditors and investors as necessary
- Other ad hoc duties as required and as the business develops further
- Qualified ACA or CIMA accountant with a strong academic track record and appropriate post-qualification experience
- Experience in and understanding of the creative world would be desirable
- Experience and understanding of all investee side aspects of Private Equity environment would be desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-site or international business would be desirable
- Experience of managing and developing a small finance function
- Experience of managing a third party accounting function
- Solid technical knowledge of statutory accounting, taxation and compliance
- Ability to see the “bigger picture” and how accounting function can contribute to achievement of strategic objectives
- Engaging style of communication, the ability both to build strong working relationships across all levels within the company and to work with small teams at Board and Finance Function levels
- Strong financial controls and cash management experience
- Strategic exposure, experience in the implementation and delivery of business strategy
- Proactivity and change orientated, using initiative to drive continuous improvement
- Credibility with senior management, peers and external advisors
- A strong manager of people, ability to coach and develop a finance team
- Self-starter, willing to be involved in the detail, whilst having sufficient gravitas to support and challenge senior management and C-level people as required
- Strong IT and systems skills, in particular MS Excel with experience of development and implementation of new business wide software systems
- Self-motivated, organised and capable of developing in the current role over time with the ambition and drive to develop
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