Financial Controller
Temporary
Job Description
- Responsible for management accounts, accuracy of reporting and control of expenditure.
- Ensuring compliance with IFRS accounting policies and wider Group reporting deadlines.
- Oversee external compliance for all entities (VAT, Payroll, Corporation Tax).
- Management of external audit including preparation of the Statutory Accounts.
- Co-ordinate with Group Tax Department to ensure compliance.
- Being a business partner for the company, working closely with the senior management team and the other department teams on a variety of projects.
- Managing the ad hoc HR needs via the PeopleHR portal.
- Be the financial eyes and ears of the business team identifying and resolving issues before they occur and adding value to the business in both financial and non-financial matters.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the revenues and costs of the business.
- Prepare and deliver the group consolidated budgeting and forecasting processes
- Completing ad hoc projects and analysis and process improvements.
- Provide commercial financial support, insight and analysis as required.
- Ensure a strong controls environment.
- Managing, supporting and developing 2 direct reports.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with substantial post-qualified experience in an FM/FC role.
- Previous experience of running a month-end process is mandatory.
- Prior exposure to budgeting & planning and/or business partnering is preferred.
- Strong communicator who can liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proficient with IFRS reporting standards with ideally some exposure to statutory accounting.
- Excellent IT skills, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Highly organized and able to multi-task.
- Problem solver.
- Media experience preferred but candidates with a retail/ecommerce/consumer brands background will also be considered.
Reference no: 99078