Group Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Integris Financial Recruitment
- Location
- Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Salary
- c. £75000 - £80000 + bonus + benefits
- Posted
- 25 May 2021
- Closes
- 22 Jun 2021
- Ref
- FC04869
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Digital, IT/ Telecoms, Technology
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client, an international technology and telecommunications business, which has recently been acquired by an international group, are looking for a Group Financial Controller.
Reporting to the Group Finance Director, responsibilities will include:
- Supervise the timely production of monthly reporting in IFRS and local GAAP for the regional group (5 core entities UK & Ireland).
- Ensure monthly IFRS packs of all the entities are reported as per Group instructions and deadlines.
- Improve and harmonize accounting practices and policies: main part of the entities in scope have been recently integrated into new corporate group.
- Ensure management and coordination role:
- Directly manage local accounting team in the UK = 4 people
- Coordinate & control the work of external accounting firms for the entities where accounting is externalized on 6 international affiliates (including Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany)
- Structure and optimize accounting team organisation.
- Support the skill development of the internal teams.
- Ensure local tax compliance & filing
- Ensure proper implementation of internal control rules.
- Manage interfaces with external auditors, external accountants, etc.
- Daily interfaces with Consolidation team, Group tax department, Controlling team and Treasury department.
This is an exciting role in a fast-moving and dynamic business.
The ideal candidate must have proven man-management and technical skills and the ability to adapt systems, processes and reporting to accommodate an ever-changing group structure and associated management information needs.
A highly visible role which will have a direct impact on the ongoing success of the business. The Group Financial Controller will have direct-line management responsibility for the central accounting and reporting team members and will interact heavily with both internal and external counterparts.
You will work closedly with the Group Finance Director to integrate the newly-acquired group into the corporate structure.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant who has experience of working in an international environment and is comfortable with change management.
Candidate profile:
- Qualified Accountant - ideally ACA
- Thorough experience in accounting & team management (5 years minimum) in an international environment
- Good knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and UK tax environment
- Leadership, good management skills, strong ability to organize teams and processes (ability to work with and manage team remotely) and team spirit
- Can do attitude -- positive and collaboration mindset
- IT systems oriented. Knowledge of Navision and/or HFM are a plus
- Strong communication skills
- Fluent in English, French is a plus