Assistant Financial Controller

Help lead the UK month-end close, ensuring the timetable is met and results are accurate, complete and fully understood

Own the reporting of Technical and Wholesale revenue and margin, providing monthly actuals and variances to budget and forecast

Prepare and review journals, with monthly variance analysis and provide insight to wider business

Own the payroll journal and related reconciliations, liaising with the HR Business Partner and SD Worx

Provide detailed commentary on variances between actual and budgeted results for both the P&L and the balance sheet

Prepare and submit the Cognos submission to Group on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, within deadline

Complete intercompany reconciliations and the netting submission to Treasury

Own IFRS 16 reporting and ensure Group receives the information it requires

Own a portfolio of balance sheet reconciliations – preparing, reviewing and clearing reconciling items and maintaining Floqast (BS reconciliation tool)

Operate, evidence and monitor key financial controls, escalating and resolving control gaps

Act as the day-to-day point of contact for the external auditors, ensuring all deliverables are provided on time

Lead the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts and the audit process

Work alongside Treasury and support the Head of Finance Control with free cash flow reporting and forecasting

Support the transition to the new ERP, including data validation, process mapping and testing

Drive process improvement and automation across the reporting cycle

Support the annual budget, liaising with and supporting FP&A where required

Deputise for the Head of Financial Control where required and assist with ad hoc requests from senior management

This list is not exhaustive. Responsibilities may develop over the term of the contract in line with business needs and will be reviewed with your manager.

Strong technical accounting knowledge as applied to group reporting, including leases (IFRS 16)

Experience of month-end reporting and group reporting across multiple subsidiaries

Controls background – understands balance sheet management, movements, and the link to cash and working capital

Working knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and the external audit process

Able to identify control and process weaknesses and implement best practice within a changing accounting function

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent) with approximately 3–5 years' post-qualification experience

Experience of working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven finance function

Track record of owning balance sheet reconciliations, including reviewing the work of others

Driven by accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent analytical and numerical ability

Able to explain financial results clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels

Well organised, able to prioritise competing demands and consistently meet reporting deadlines

Confident in challenging existing processes and articulating improvements

Sound business and commercial understanding

Self-motivated team player who adapts well to a fast-moving finance environment

Experience of automating processes and controls

Awareness of a formal internal control framework and how it is evidenced

Experience working within a Private Equity-backed business

Multi-currency reporting and foreign currency translation experience

Involvement in an ERP implementation or migration

Experience coaching or reviewing the work of junior finance colleagues

Ability to step back from the detail and provide commercial insight into results

Composed under the pressure of deadlines

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance equivalent to 2x your yearly salary

Five weeks of occupational paid sick leave for added security

Free parking at our Head Office and other depot locations

Unlimited coffee and tea at our offices to keep you refreshed

Clear career progression paths with development opportunities

Strong leadership support to help you thrive

Employee recognition scheme to celebrate your contributions

Mental health and wellbeing support, including access to mental health first aiders

Health Cash Plan

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