Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Group Financial Controller to join a growing, forward thinking and innovative financial services SME, based in Leeds!
The role will head up a finance team of 5 staff - leading, coaching and developing the team, whilst managing change and challenging and improving processes within a customer focused business environment.
Reporting to and working closely with the CFO and Board, the Group Financial Controller will be responsible for creating a strong financial control environment by providing accurate and timely management reporting for the multiple entities within in the Group.
**The role would be ideally suited to a strong people manager with a proven track record within a senior finance role in the financial or professional services sector, who thrives within a hands on, fast paced SME working environment**
Key duties of this role include:
The successful candidate will:
What's on offer?
The role will head up a finance team of 5 staff - leading, coaching and developing the team, whilst managing change and challenging and improving processes within a customer focused business environment.
Reporting to and working closely with the CFO and Board, the Group Financial Controller will be responsible for creating a strong financial control environment by providing accurate and timely management reporting for the multiple entities within in the Group.
**The role would be ideally suited to a strong people manager with a proven track record within a senior finance role in the financial or professional services sector, who thrives within a hands on, fast paced SME working environment**
Key duties of this role include:
- Oversee the finance function and all ensure all financial records are accurate for all companies in the Group.
- Manage and support the performance and development of a team of 5
- Responsible for full group month end close and preparation of group management accounts
- Responsibility over all financial reporting, ensuring the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts, production of month end file and all associated reconciliations.
- Lead contact with external auditors & tax compliance teams for the audit of the financial statements of the Group including the preparation of statutory accounts under IFRS and annual Corporation Tax calculations.
- Work closely with the FP&A manager to ensure they have access to accurate information for budgeting and forecasts.
- Dealing with VAT affairs of the group
- Overseeing payroll processes ensuring correct payroll information is supplied to outsourced payroll function
- Manage group working capital in areas such as aged debt and cash flow forecasting.
- Responsible for the implementation of new processing/accounting systems as appropriate.
The successful candidate will:
- Be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified - Essential
- Have experience of consolidating group accounts - Essential
- Have strong technical skills including UK GAAP and UK taxes regimes - Essential
- Have previous experience in financial services - Desirable
What's on offer?
- Easily accessible location from North, East, South Yorkshire, Leeds, Wakefield
- On site parking
- Hybrid working
- 37.5 hour working week
- Company pension
- Private healthcare
- Longer term progression to FD
