Interim Group Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Investigo Limited
- Location
- England, London, North London
- Salary
- £600 - £650 per day
- Posted
- 17 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 24 Jul 2019
- Ref
- BBBH89978
- Contact
- Jen Buckingham-Smart
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Pharmaceutical
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Support the Group FD in the leadership and management of all Group financial activities, with particular responsibility for technical accounting, risk and tax.
- Work closely with the Group's FP&A manager to ensure there is a robust framework in place to support reporting requirements.
- Lead the process of monthly reporting in the consolidation system including review of financial information submitted and work with the FP&A manager to ensure accurate monthly management accounts are delivered in a timely manner.
- Ensure technical compliance with all relevant accounting and reporting standards.
- Take responsibility for all day to day Corporate/plc accounting matters, including the review and submission of budget, forecasts and strategic plan for the Corporate/plc entity, and liaising with the Executive team members to ensure timely review of their cost centre budgets/forecasts and overall review with the Group CFO.
- Deliver the expansion of and improvements to the Group consolidation reporting system.
- Lead and deliver the half year and year end reporting processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting output in accordance with IFRS in line with the Group's reporting timelines.
- Management of the Group's half year and year-end audit process .
- Co-ordinate the process of the preparation and review of statutory accounts for all entities across the Group.
- Manage the reporting to various Group Board and Audit Committee meetings.
- Take responsibility for the overall risk management reporting for the Group.
- Deliver the agreed activities per the Internal Audit Plan for the year.
- Lead on all areas of tax management for the Group.
To be considered for this role, the ideal candidate will need to have had a similar role in a Listed Plc organisation, have strong technical/consolidation skills, had experience leading Group reporting & prepared all board packs and good knowledge of IFRS.
This is an exciting role in a group business which may therefore lead to further opportunities to gain exposure to M&A and other significant corporate development activity, such as capital programmes, restructuring, investments and partnerships, including planning & modelling, transaction support, business integration and acquisition accounting. The Group is very dynamic and its growth plans, coupled with its focus on investment and development of its people, will provide ample opportunity for the successful candidate to continue to develop and to progress to other roles within the business in future.