Job Summary:
Trapeze ITS UK, a leading provider of intelligent transport systems, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Financial Controller to lead and optimise our finance team and associated activities for its UK&I and international customer base.
Job Description:
Job Purpose
To support the General Manager; a commercial role with a focus on high-quality reporting and especially on adding value to the business and impacting results.
Key Responsibilities
* Be a business partner by supporting the General Manager and functional managers to develop clear business plans, priorities and forecasts in line with our specialised KPIs. Providing financial support and monthly reports to functional heads
* Manage a finance team comprising of a Senior Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant
* Internal and external reporting including monthly/ quarterly/annual group reporting and statutory audit of the annual report
* Assist project teams to guide their focus onto key performance issues and help them measure their impact and improvement.
* Review of monthly balance sheet and P&L
* Provide support to the sales team on tender/bid submission - scenario planning to assess impacts to P&L and key KPIs
* Lead quarterly forecasts and leveraging our proprietary metrics to ensure high business performance
* Develop inter-company relationships so that we align QSRs and forecasts with other Modaxo business units and prevent missing anything that will affect the business' budgets
* Prepare and review financial models and proposals on an ad hoc basis to support the decision making process across a range of commercial issues
* Preparation of monthly management reports, KPIs and variance analysis
* Reconcile, maintain and validate multiple balance sheet account reconciliations using Blackline
* Develop and improve finance and project systems
* Calculation of the group bonus
* Complete ₠1m checklists for large tender/bids
* Project champion of implementation of new finance system and be the business super-user on key modules
* Support internal and external audits and yearly statutory fillings
* Lead best practices to processes, people and systems to affect revenue, profitability and cashflow, to improve operating efficiency and performance
* Lead and implement introduction of new systems and processes such as new financial systems, expense management and other reporting systems
Additional Activities (shared with other members of finance team):
* Take on company-wide finance tasks as allocated from time to time
* Support financial team providing day-to-day assistance as required
* Ad hoc financial analysis in support of the preparation of management accounts
* Travel will be required
Personal Specification
Knowledge and Skills required:
The ideal candidate will be / have:
* Professionally qualified (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA) with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
* Strong organisational abilities, experience of working to tight deadlines and a hands-on approach to finance.
* Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, look-up functions and similar is essential for all analysis and reporting duties
* Deep knowledge of accounting principles, good understanding of financial/management information systems. Technically competent with finance and accounting knowledge and skills.
* Strong analytical skills and the ability to adapt to and implement change.
* High level of numeracy (Accounting/Maths/Statistics) and the ability to interpret management information
* High computer literacy, with particular reference to accounting and management software and their application in a software / project environment.
Desirable but not essential
* Experience with Microsoft Great Plains or NetSuite
* Previous experience of working within IFRS15 revenue recognition
* Previous experience of working within a multi-currency reporting environment
Personal Qualities
* Approachable and professional
* Ability to work flexible hours under pressure to tight time-scales.
* Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, technical and dynamic environment, with an understanding of hybrid work dynamics.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
* Passionate and driven
* Self motivated and energetic.
* Good sense of humour, with the ability to create and maintain excellent communication between different stakeholders at all levels across the organisation
* Displays strong customer service focus and a service excellence approach.
* Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, technical and dynamic environment, with an understanding of hybrid and remote work dynamics.
* Demonstrates innovation and the ability to think differently in the workplace.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of working within a changing environment, with evidence of a flexible and adaptable approach.
Worker Type:
Regular
Number of Openings Available:
1
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