Group Financial Controller

Responsibilities:

• All group consolidated reporting (monthly management accounts, monthly bank reporting and annual financial statements), KPIs and monthly bank reporting
• Support acquisitions and integrations
• Developing and managing financial models and policies
• Preparation of financial Board packs and presentations
• With the Group CFO, lead and manage the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes across the Group for the P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and all key KPI’s
• Roll out new financial consolidation system to all reporting units
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, ensuring that risks are adequately mitigated with appropriate controls and processes are constantly challenged
• Weekly/monthly cash forecasting and Treasury management
• Lead the annual external audit process for the Group
• Other ad hoc duties as required and as the business develops further

Person specification:

• Qualified ACA accountant, ideally big 4 trained
• Strong technical experience of M&A and taxation
• Experience of monthly group consolidations, including overseas trading entities with foreign currency exposure
• Experience of reporting to Private Equity would be an advantage
• A critical thinker, able to understand the underlying drivers of business performance and influence management through the presentation of financial data
• Ability to communicate with people at every level, including presenting at board level
• Experience of working in a multi-site or international business would be desirable
• 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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