Financial Controller
Instant Impact
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Mansfield • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £90,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Lead all aspects of group financial accounting, maintaining accurate books and reviewing monthly accounts.
- Define, prepare and manage efficient month-end and year-end processes, including statutory reporting requirements.
- Develop and enforce a robust internal control environment to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Prepare, validate, and review monthly and year-to-date results versus plan.
- Manage and update all group accounting policies.
- Manage group reporting, ensuring adherence to all financial reporting deadlines and consolidating group results, including joint ventures and subsidiaries.
- Manage group tax compliance and submissions globally (payroll taxes, VAT, US sales taxes, corporation/income taxes, withholding taxes).
- Manage and improve the group’s financial systems and processes, supporting the selection, implementation, and enhancement of platforms and solutions.
- Lead the annual audit process and implement recommendations.
- Prepare and manage R&D tax credit claims and other applicable rebate claims.
- Account for intercompany and joint venture relationships and transactions.
- Oversee capital expenditure and fixed asset accounting.
- Own the group’s cash management, adhering to treasury policy controls and strategies.
- Ensure efficient management of group working capital.
- Stay informed about changes in financial and tax regulations and ensure compliance.
- Instil a service-oriented ethos within the finance function, nurturing financial know-how across the wider business.
- Provide input and support to the FP&A team for business planning and ad hoc projects.
- Support the Finance Director with other financial matters as required.
- Support the People Team on payroll and pensions, overseeing related tax and accounting submissions.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant with significant industry experience.
- Strong technical accounting background/knowledge (IFRS).
- Cashflow, banking, and treasury management skills.
- Track record of internal control and process development.
- Experience with business taxes and compliance, ideally in an international/group environment.
- Direct experience preparing and submitting claims under the UK R&D tax credit scheme.
- Proven ability to lead and develop a finance team.
- Experience with accounting software & ERP packages (ideally MS Business Central or Dynamics).
- Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel.
- Experience in science, technology, and joint venture business is highly beneficial.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 3 festive days between Christmas and New Year)
- Company pension scheme
- Eligibility for company share option scheme
- Discretionary company bonus scheme, dependent on performance
- Financial benefits including death in service and critical illness cover
- Cycle to work scheme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial accountingmonth-end processesyear-end processesstatutory reportinginternal controltax complianceR&D tax creditcapital expenditure accountingfixed asset accountingcash management
Soft skills
leadershipteam developmentservice-oriented ethoscommunicationorganizational skillsprocess developmentfinancial know-how
Certifications
qualified accountant