Interim Financial Control Manager

This is an excellent opportunity in a forward thinking and highly reputable business in Wiltshire. Someone with prior experience of financial control within a retail environment would be ideal for this role

Client Details

My client are a very well known brand and are clear market leaders in terms of their offering. They have an excellent working culture and various company benefits on offer to employees.

Description

The main responsibilities within this opportunity are:

• Managing the Direct Sales Financial Control team ensuring reconciliations are performed and risks are managed ensuring high integrity of accounts is maintained at all times (team management of 5)

• Key stakeholder within the Payments Governance Group to ensure all decisions regarding new payment instruments are made based on entire end to end from customer experience through to reconciliations & accounting.

• Drive standardisation globally regarding payments reconciliation and risk reporting to all markets through projects, and continuous improvements.

• Interact with global business teams to optimize card acquiring solutions for each market.

• Working with IT, Procurement and Legal where required to shape payments solutions that have been approved to proceed.

• Building an expert Direct payments team, through continuous education and support to match the business aspirations with global Omni channel payment offerings.

• Stay current and update company stakeholders on market development (e. payments related regulatory changes, payments innovation, etc.)

• Ensures that the business and PGG have up to date intelligence on vulnerabilities in payment applications and networks.

• Supporting the Payments Steering Committee to formulate Global payments strategy. Including working with markets to deliver the communication of the strategy where appropriate.

• Reporting and escalating consumer fraud and risks to the business.

• Regular performance reviews, risks/opportunities are highlighted back to the business/commercial teams.

• Managing the relationship with Global PSPs

Profile

The ideal candidate for this role:

• Qualified Accountant, min 4 years PQ

• Line management experience

• Experience of direct business to consumer trading

• Excellent analytical and communication skills

• Advanced IT skills

• Experience in Omni-channel payment acceptance business

• Knowledge of payment settlement, reconciliation and investigation tasks.

• Proactive approach with great problem solving skills.

• Highly Motivated to achieve results

• Team player

• Experience managing external stakeholders/relationships

Job Offer

An excellent package is available to the successful candidate and the opportunity to work in a fantastic forward thinking business.