Job Description

We need an experienced Head of Financial Control with a passion for people development and building high performing teams. You’ll hit the ground (barefoot) running across the three main pillars you’ll be building.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Setting the vision for the Financial Control team and the structure required to realise it.
• Bringing clarity to individual and collective roles and responsibilities.
• Fostering an environment of psychological safety, constant learning and professional development.
• Celebrating inclusion, diversity, credibility, reliability, and team-playing.
• Ensuring general ledger integrity through the design and operation of key financial controls.
• Leading the month end close process.
• Leading the weekly & monthly cash and working capital management and forecasting process.
• Owning the budgeting, forecasting, and control of company’s overhead cost base.
  Ensuring all company’s tax and statutory obligations are discharged accurately, on time, and in full.
• Leading the annual statutory audit process and owning the relationship with our external auditors.
• Constantly seek out new opportunities to optimize and automate manual financial processes.
• Partner with the Head of Commercial Finance in leading the annual planning process and 5 year financial forecast.
• In partnership with Finance Systems & Tech team, ensure ERP system (NetSuite) evolves to sustain scale.
• Ensuring the accurate and timely reporting of financial performance.
• Embedding and maintaining an effective control environment.
• Effectively managing cash and debt position.
• Supporting the business in carefully and flexibly managing cost.
• Ensure financial systems and processes are efficient and fit for purpose.
• Ensure company adheres to relevant accounting standards and statutory requirements

Benefits

• This is a full time position.
• We are mostly working flexibly from home and meeting up in person as each team requires.
• You will be required to attend few team and company events each year.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified.
• 5+ years post-qualified financial control experience in a comparable industry and business size.
• Strong technical accounting skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and agility.
• A demonstrable track record in people leadership and development.
• You exercise sound judgment and apply critical thought to all situations.
• You possess a keen interest in Regenerative Leadership and building future-fit businesses.
• You actively seek out opportunities to grow yourself and are comfortable in pioneering new pathways for yourself, your team, and for Vivo
• You know yourself. You understand what you need to bring your best self to work. You invest in your own personal wellbeing and that of your team.