Senior Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, London, West London
- Salary
- £60000 - £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 09 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 16 Jan 2017
- Ref
- 13788573/001
- Contact
- Charlotte Stansfield
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The primary purpose of this role is to provide strong and proactive financial support to the Country Managing Director, and to the operations & commercial departments
Client Details
My client is one of four divisions within a global retail group, achieving £7.2bn consolidated sales all over the world. They have seen rapid growth in several key business units and now seek a Senior Financial Controller to contribute to the strategic growth of the business.
Description
The Financial Controller will be responsible for the following:
- Financial support to operations (stores managers, operation director) and to the commercial department (business & promotions analysis).
Profile
About you:
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Previous staff management experience; managing a team of 4 (2 Senior Accountants, 1 Junior Accountant & 1 Business Analyst)
- Significant years of experience as a manager in a finance function, preferably in a retail business although not essential.
- Strong experience of Excel
- Good command of spoken and written English
- SAP knowledge would be ideal but not essential
Your skill set will include:
- Autonomous, creative and pragmatic problem solver
- Organised self-started and able to prioritise multiple tasks
- Flexible and energetic
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to engage with a number of different stakeholders.
Job Offer
Competitive salary and benefits.