Group Financial Controller
EMED Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leeds • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £80,000 - £100,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Ensure timely, robust and accurate financial reporting, compliance with statutory requirements and the implementation of robust financial controls
- Support the directors and senior leadership team on all finance matters
- Manage and develop the Transactional (AR/AP) and Management Accounts teams within the Finance department, which currently comprises 12 staff
- Take responsibility for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes, as well as management accounting, balance sheet control, working capital optimisation, cashflow forecasting
- Lead the year-end and interim audit processes and production of annual statutory accounts
- Manage the audit requirements at year end and interim audit and streamline the audit process
- Develop and nurture strong, positive relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external)
- Foster a collaborative, problem-solving and positive cross departmental mind-set and help to create a ‘one team’ mentality to deliver common goals
- Lead the Finance team in changing and improving all internal processes and deliverables
Requirements
- A professionally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with extensive post-qualification knowledge and experience in producing both management and statutory accounts and managing teams
- A high level of competence in presenting financial results and confident articulation of financial concepts to non-finance people is also required
- Not afraid to challenge status quo and make suggestions for change
- Advanced knowledge of Excel to produce reports and analysis
- A strong knowledge of accounting principles and practice including FRS102, IFRS16, audit processes, tax and VAT
- Private Equity background welcome
- Personal efficiency and ability to prioritise competing demands (and those of others), thriving when working under pressure and time constraints
- Ability to clearly communicate across a range of stakeholders, manage diverse personalities and viewpoints and quickly build relationships and collaborate with others
- Proficient in developing skills and mentoring people towards change and process improvements
- Unafraid of giving opinions and expertise where required along with having the highest level of integrity
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and knowledge of what makes a Finance function successful.
Benefits
- Car Allowance
- 10% performance annual related bonus
- 33 Days annual leave
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions
- 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway
- Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody
- Access to mental health consultations
- Access to physiotherapy consultations
- Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury
- Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits
- Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave
- Blue Light Card
- EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements
- Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial reportingstatutory accountsmanagement accountingAccounts PayableAccounts Receivablecashflow forecastingExcelaccounting principlesaudit processestax and VAT
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationrelationship buildingpersonal efficiencyprioritizationmentoringintegrityleadershipadaptability
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA