Interim Group Financial Controller (12-month Contract)
Salary: £90k – £110k + Bonus
Location: Bristol
Type of role: Full-time / Hybrid
Are you a project-focused Interim Financial Controller / Contractor with experience working within a global organisation and available for a 12- 18 Month Contract opportunity?
We’re looking for someone with natural and intuitive leadership ability, superb interpersonal skills and an ability to engage and influence at all levels across a business.
Do you have exceptional levels of technical accounting experience including the production of IFRS-compliant financial statements?
We have an exciting Contract opportunity for an experienced Group Financial Controller to be responsible for all aspects of financial management and deliver high-profile and complex projects.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the role will require a strong understanding of accounting standards (IFRS), proven experience in managing and developing teams, working alongside external stakeholders, and experience working on change management projects.
Responsibilities:
- Leading a small team during a period of change, interacting with out-of-country colleagues and working closely with senior peers and the board of directors.
- Ownership of group and subsidiary accounting policies, financial statements, and tax filings in the UK and overseas
- External reporting, including drafting of board packs, drafting of the annual report and investor presentations for investors and lenders.
- Monthly production of statutory balance sheet, P&L and Cashflow reconciliations.
- Preparation of cash flow forecasts.
- Overall control and direct management of the financial accounting team.
- Statutory Accounts and Audit process.
- Group Treasury function, including covenants reporting, funding requirements, cashflow and foreign exchange management/strategies and banking governance.
- Development of a group finance function, including group reporting, management reporting, tax and treasury and also FP&A
- Support strategic ambitions which could involve support on M&A activities.
- Production of IFRS-compliant consolidated financial statements and subsidiary accounts and accurate tax reporting
- Provide analysis and recommendations to Senior Management by assimilating data into meaningful financial information.
- Comprehensive Risk Management reporting.
- Cash flow management
- Working with the Shared Service teams to ensure reporting and output is efficient and of a high quality.
Required skills and qualifications:
- Qualified accountant – 5+ years PQE, ACA/ACCA
- Experience with managing transactional teams, general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process.
- Experience of leading and developing teams
- Strong interpersonal skills and able to influence and engage with a variety of stakeholder levels
- Experience with creating annual report and investor presentations.
- Attention to detail
- Resilient and able to operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent time management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office packages, knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics desirable
- Exceptional levels of technical accounting knowledge and procedures, specifically IFRS and FRS
- Detailed understanding of Tax, Treasury and FX management within a Global Company
- Understanding of larger and complex business structures and international groups
- Track record of operating at FC or similar level within an international business setting.
Benefits:
- Generous salary, bonus and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work on high-profile projects
- Hybrid working (2 days on-site per week)
- Work within a friendly and collaborative team.
- Opportunity for international travel.
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