Edward Reed is actively recruiting for a Group Financial Controller to join our PE backed, Professional Services client.
Our client operates nationally and internationally within a regulated environment. With continued and ambitious growth plans our client is looking for an experienced, diligent, and commercial finance professional to enhance their established finance team.
The role operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and as such requires an adaptable individual driven by continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Multiple entity accounting and consolidation
* Ensure all financial practices are in line with statutory regulations and legislation
* Assess future expansion plans from a finance perspective
* Alongside the FD, oversee group tax planning to support shareholder value
* Coordination and submission of VAT returns
* Financial controls and process improvement
* Management of outsourced payroll in the UK and US
* Development of a team to meet future needs
* Support the business in delivery against plan
* Experienced in analysing, interrogating and interpreting financial reports and accounts
* Provide commercial input and challenge to the relevant management teams
* Ability to foster excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
* Ad-hoc projects and pieces of analysis to support decision making
* Ownership of reporting packs and KPIs
* Revenue recognition and translation of project delivery into the management accounts
* Budgets and forecasting
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
1. Fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with proven experience at this level
2. Demonstrate strong technical capability
3. Impressive leadership skills with a continuous improvement mindset
4. Capable of working in a fast-paced SME.
5. PE experience is desirable though not essential
6. Ability to communicate and articulate finance principles and performance simply
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