Senior Financial Controller

A well-established, yet innovative business is looking to make a key hire within their Core Finance team, for a Head of Financial Control.

You will play a key role managing the Financial reporting and accounting both for internal and external reporting purposes across each of the offices in accordance with corporate policies and local regulations and accounting standards.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead the local finance teams in 5 different locations and manage its learning and development needs.
• Implements accounting policies set by the Group, coordinates systems and procedures, and prepares operating data and special reports as required including interim and year-end financial statements
• Manages the monthly closing process for timely completion and drives the resolution of agreed actions
• Ensures accurate financial reporting by acting as a local accounting subject matter expert and resource to the business by reviewing balance sheet and P&Ls for accounting compliance.
• Supervises preparation of and reviews financial statement reporting packages for each office. These include: monthly and quarterly P&L reviews comparing results to planned and prior year results with explanations for variances; balance sheet reporting packages comparing balances to prior audited results explaining any significant fluctuations and detailing the balances to allow for adequate management analysis; and quarter and annual external reporting packages
• Leads and facilitates external reviews/audits from a local perspective
• Ensures legal compliance by the financial accounting teams
• Work in collaboration with the Head of Shared Services to ensure local accounting is accurate and delivered within the timelines set by the Group

It is essential that you are a qualified accountant from a Practice background. You will have strong reporting experience, working in a complex structure. People management experience is hugely beneficial but not a prerequisite.

An ambitious, confident and commercially astute candidate will exceed in this fast paced, recognised brand. In return you will be a part of a dynamic, exciting company where you will be encouraged to develop and progress quickly within the business.