UK&I Financial Controller

To be responsible for the month and year end accounting lifecycle for the UK & Ireland, ensuring robust processes are in place to enable your team to deliver the results in a timely and accurate manner.

Client Details

A globally-renowned retail business who operate at an extraordinary pace. Known for their development of employees and offer a culture of empowerment, flexibility and most importantly... a little bit of fun along the way.

Description

Role Purpose

To be responsible for the month and year end accounting lifecycle for the UK & Ireland, ensuring robust processes are in place to enable your team to deliver the results in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all balance sheet reconciliations and processes and own the more complex account reconciliations
• Produce weekly and monthly MI - board packs, payroll reporting etc
• Manage the month end process including reporting to the business partnering team
• Manage the year end audit process acting as the main point of contact for UK&I
• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting cycles, working closely with the Finance Business Partners
• Lead improvement and understanding of financial reporting on business performance, working closely with the business to build and deliver reporting in line with their requirements
• Deliver accurate month end close and reporting, with commentary on discrepancies
• Deliver BAU efficiency and reporting developments, working closely with the team and wider business on ways of working
• There will be a volume of ad-hoc projects to be involved in, lead and delegate

Key Accountabilities

• Delivers accurate month end close and reporting
• Ownership of complex account reconciliations
• Supports the delivery of BAU efficiency and reporting developments
• Works closely with stakeholders to build and deliver reporting in line with their requirements
• Develops and maintains key processes

Profile

Qualifications, Skills, Experience & Technical Capabilities

• ACCA / ACA qualified with significant PQE
• Experienced in producing management accounts and reliable reporting
• Excellent technical accounting ability
• Experience of managing direct reports
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changeable, environment within a growing business
• Excellent Excel skills (vlookup, pivot) and data modelling abilities
• Power BI skills desirable

Job Offer

A competitive salary of up to £65k plus a generous bonus scheme, pension and flexibile working (2 days on site).