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SThree are delighted to announce that we’re looking for a talented Financial Controller to join our team! The chosen candidate will support SThree’s overall purpose to ‘bring skilled people together to build the future’.
The Financial Controller will be responsible for producing high quality financial and management information for the region and provide high quality leadership and management skills.
About us
SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that connects sought-after specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics with innovative organisations across the world. We are the number one destination for talent in the best STEM markets: Recruiting highly skilled professionals and discovering life-changing jobs for the unsung heroes who will positively shape our future. Elevating expertise and energising progress for everyone.
What are the day-to-day tasks?
Core
* Actively manage the monthly accounts close for your region
* Produce insightful monthly management variance reports for both Income statement and Balance sheet
* Lead finance contact for all regional specific accounting matters
* Ownership of the regional cost Budget/Reforecast process for your region
Operational
* Produce Insightful monthly management variance reports for both Income statement and Balance sheet, reviewing financial data to draw conclusions and provide insightful commentary.
* Periodic review of regional entities balance sheet accounts with a focus on agreed key accounts. Report monthly with recommendations and actions to the Head of Management Accounts and AP to ensure a risk-free entity.
* Actively manage the monthly accounts close for your region adhering to the agreed monthly close timetable. This includes management accounting journals, monthly assessment of provisions and reconciling payrolls
Management
* Actively manage the monthly accounts close for your region adhering to the agreed monthly close timetable. This includes management accounting journals, monthly assessment of provisions and reconciling payrolls
* Ownership of the regional cost Budget/Reforecast process for your region liaising directly with the local finance business partner, Head of Group FP&A and Head of Management Accounts to ensure successful completion.
* Lead finance contact for all accounting matters in your region ensuring all items are dealt with accordingly in accordance with local accounting legislation whilst understanding the impact to Group.
Controls
* Monitor and recommend improvements to the internal control environment through continuous process review.
* Provide control and challenge on accounting procedures and processes to other areas of the business by actively reviewing operational reports, prime books and other key reports, all with a risk-based approach.
Year End and Half Year
* Ownership of local deliverable items as part of group and local audits working with the External Reporting team to ensure all audit requirements are met
* Draft, as required, local audit papers with guidance from the External Reporting team.
* Ensure all year end and half year reconciliations including required payroll information are provided in accordance to the agreed timetable.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
* CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified Accountant or equivalent, or qualified by experience
* Extensive knowledge of financial and management reporting
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to communicate financial matters to non-technical experts
* Strong analytical skills with previous experience required in creating and writing commentary for management
* Strong command over MS Excel (Advanced) is desirable
* Project leading skills and people management will be important
* Ensuring tasks are completed in a timely and effective manner by prioritising his/her own work
Benefits for our U.K. teams include:
* The choice to work flexibly from home and the office, in line with our hybrid working principles
* Bonus linked to company and personal performance
* Generous 28 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* Five days paid Caregiver/Dependant leave per annum
* Five paid days off per year for volunteering `
* Private healthcare, discounted dental insurance and health care cashback scheme
* Opportunity to participate in the company share scheme
* Access to a range of retail discounts and saving
* Hybrid working policy, in line with our function-specific guidelines
What we stand for...
We’re committed to ensuring for our colleagues, candidates and communities, that all processes are equitable, and everyone is treated with fairness and dignity where everyone belongs, is valued and is connected. If you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments in submitting your application, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to help.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Accounting/Auditing
* Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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