Group Financial Controller

Responsibilities will include:

• With the Group CFO, manage the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes across the Group
• Supervise the finance team during the month-end process, and review monthly consolidated management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary
• Production of statutory accounts for the Group (under IFRS), formulation of accounting policy and associated technical papers
• Manage the annual external audit process; liaise with external accountants and advisors, particularly in support of the statutory audit, and tax computations
• Global tax compliance and reporting, and ensuring operating structure is tax efficient
• Cash management, including day-to-day co-ordination with our banking relationships
• Execution of employee share schemes and related regulatory filings
• Oversee the setting up of entities in new markets
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, ensuring risks are adequately mitigated
• Monitor the operation and development of finance systems to increase automation within Finance
• Supporting CFO in the execution of acquisitions, debt financing, and managing post deal integration
• Working with client facing staff to understand and correctly recognise revenue, support fee proposals, and work with legal team on contract compliance.

Experience/Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with professional accounting qualification, with +5 years in practice and subsequent experience gained in industry
• Strong technical accounting (IFRS) with good working knowledge of international corporate
• Experience of group consolidations, overseas trading entities with FX exposure
• The ability to review across all areas of finance, developing and supporting the finance function
• Excellent communicator and good team and leadership skills, with ability to build close relationships with colleagues, directors and key stakeholders
• Well-developed ability and experience of working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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