Senior Financial Controller
9 days ago
Birmingham
Our client, is currently seeking a Senior Financial Controller to join their Finance Operations Centre of Excellence team. This permanent position involves overseeing the management account process for UK-based corporate functions, cash reporting and forecasting, management of the UK payroll accounting team, and various UK-led Accounts Payable initiatives. Key Responsibilities: • Overall responsibility for the preparation of management accounts for UK-based Corporate Services functions, including 40 cost centres with a cost base over $76m, • Liaising with the Montreal-based corporate FP&A team and overseeing monthly Accounts Payable reconciliation, • Supporting multiple budget holders on finance matters, • Maintaining robust financial controls, including reviewing balance sheet reconciliations using the BlackLine reconciliation tool, • Managing the UK-based Payroll Accounting team responsible for monthly payroll reconciliations and costing to the UK businesses, • Reviewing weekly cash reports and monthly cashflow forecasts, • Assisting with UK-led Accounts Payable initiatives, such as the expansion of purchase order usage in the UK business, • Managing and developing UK staff, and participating in ad hoc projects, • Qualified in a recognised professional accountancy qualification, • Extensive management account experience, • Good working knowledge of payroll accounting and Accounts Payable functions, • Sound analytical skills, • Strong people management skills, • Customer awareness, • Organised and able to work in a structured way, • Ability to communicate and influence at all levels, • Ability to work on own initiative, • Ability to work to deadlinesBenefits:, • Competitive salary, • Opportunity to work within a dynamic and supportive team, • Professional development and career progression opportunities