We're looking for a Financial Controller to lead our transactional finance teams and take ownership of capital and fixed asset reporting. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you'll be part of the Senior Finance Management Team, with real scope to modernise processes, introduce automation and improve the quality of our financial service.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the accounts payable, accounts receivable and expenses teams, ensuring ledgers are reconciled and closed monthly to deadline
• Drive system and process improvement, including supplier automation, and act as finance system administrator
• Oversee balance sheet control accounts, banking and payments, maintain the risk register and act as a bank signatory
• Lead on capital: monitor funding, report actuals against budget, and manage the fixed asset register, depreciation and year-end schedule
• Work with Facilities to build a long-term capital replacement programme and forecasting model
• Support internal and external audit, and support the CFO on pension strategy and negotiations
• Deputise for the Director of Finance when required

About you

• Professional qualification, e.g. ACA / ACCA / CIMA, or equivalent
• Available on short notice given this is initially temporary
• Proven experience managing and developing a finance team
• Strong knowledge of financial controls, reconciliations, audit and balance sheet management
• Experience of leading change and implementing finance systems
• Excellent influencing skills, with the confidence to work with senior leaders, auditors and external bodies
• Resilient, practical and creative in your approach to problem solving

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only short listed applicants will be contacted in relation to this vacancy. We do however value your details and will retain them on file to enable our consultants to contact you should a suitable opportunity arise.

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