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Financial Controller

Employer
Michael Page
Location
Berkshire, England, Reading
Salary
GBP60000 - GBP70000 per annum + bonus & benefits
Closing date
13 Jun 2022
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Job Details

The Financial controller is responsible for the oversight of accurate and reliable month end management reporting, including the formal Group close of the ledger and Group reporting into our parent company. This role is also responsible for the timely preparation of the year end statutory accounts for the consolidated group, and the individual entities.

Client Details

An exciting, PE backed, market leading financial services business in Central Reading.

Description

  • Responsible for the month end closing process for the Group, ensuring that all Business Lines are on track.
  • Manage, lead, and inspire a small team.
  • Consolidate and lead the monthly Group Reporting submissions using our HFM tool. Including any follow up analysis or queries.
  • IFRS 9 oversight for the Group, including expected credit losses (ECL) and effective interest rates (EIR), leading the monthly review and sign off process.
  • Review and signoff of any central monthly reconciliations such as Group bank accounts, share based payments, capex, SPV accounts, IFRS16.
  • Ensure integrity of financial controls.
  • Ensure procedures and policies and processes for reporting are fully documented.
  • Provide any supplementary financial information or analysis to other finance teams such as FP&A, Central FBP and CFO.
  • Consolidation and production of the annual and interim consolidated statutory accounts, and the individual entity accounts.
  • Provide technical accounting advice to the wider finance team as required, by being a subject matter expert for statutory IFRS reporting, ensuring consistency across the group.
  • Assist and provide external auditors with supporting documents/schedules.
  • Deputies at the required governance meetings such as the Audit Committee.
  • Be a champion of continuous improvement by being the driving force of process automation

Profile

  • CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified
  • Confident, proactive self-starter with experience working in similar business partnering roles
  • Commercial and analytically focused in order to deliver high quality support to the Business
  • Comfortable evaluating business performance in both a strategic and commercial context
  • Ability to influence and persuade across all levels of seniority within Finance and the Business
  • Experience of working in financial services or similar industries, particularly Asset Finance would be useful but not essential
  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills essential, SQL and Tableau desirable

Job Offer

60,000 - 70,000

Bonus

Pension

30 days holiday

Car Allowance

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

Michael Page has pioneered a unique, consultative approach to recruitment, enabling us to find the best fit between our client’s needs and the candidate’s experience and abilities. With an emphasis on delivering results and establishing long-term relationships, our consultants waive commission in favour of quarterly profit share – that means impartial career advice and an entire team pulling together on your behalf.

Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 164 offices in 34 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package.

We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career. Take this opportunity to browse our accounting, tax and treasury jobs to find out more about our specific expertise:
• Industry and commerce
• Financial services
• Public and not-for-profit
• Taxation
• Specialist markets
• Treasury
• Newly qualified ACA

Alternatively, if you're looking to hire, please send us a job brief or get in touch to find out how our track record could add value to your recruitment process”

Visit the Michael Page website for more information

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