Financial Controller in Birmingham

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Financial Controller for our Facilities business to play a key role in maintaining financial control, reporting integrity and robust governance across a complex and growing business.

The role involves reporting to the Dalkia Facilities Finance Director and is a hands-on leadership position where attention to detail, strong technical judgement and the confidence to challenge are essential. You will play a key role in safeguarding the financial position of the business, ensuring financial activities are recorded and reported appropriately and maintaining the integrity of financial reporting.

Sitting at the centre of the Dalkia Facilities finance function, you will work closely with senior stakeholders including the Dalkia Facilities Executive Board, Procurement and Dalkia UK Group Finance teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes
• Ensuring integrity and accuracy across all financial reporting
• Ownership of balance sheet control, reconciliation and review processes
• Reviewing accounting treatment and ensuring compliance with applicable standards and Group requirements
• Working with Finance Business Partnering teams, Procurement and the Executive Board, along with wider stakeholders across the business, while maintaining clear ownership of financial control and accounting governance
• Overseeing revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments, journals and fixed asset accounting
• Managing annual statutory reporting requirements and year-end audit activity
• Delivering reporting submissions in line with Dalkia UK Group reporting requirements
• Acting as a key interface with Dalkia UK Group Finance teams
• Leading Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury functions
• Driving strong cash management and working capital disciplines
• Leading annual budgeting and forecasting processes, including quarterly reforecast cycles
• Producing reporting, commentary and insight for senior stakeholders and Board reporting
• Managing and developing the central finance team
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve processes and enhance reporting

Requirements:

• You will be a technically strong and hands-on finance leader.
• You will thrive working in a fast-paced, complex, challenging environment, acting as the link between an operating business and wider Group Finance.
• You will enjoy getting into the detail, being ‘hands on’ and taking ownership, developing capability and evolving the finance function.

Qualifications:

• ACA or ACCA qualification
• Experience operating as a Financial Controller or in a role with senior financial control
• Strong technical accounting capability and confidence challenging accounting treatment where needed
• Experience in facilities management, or broader contract-led services
• Financial reporting, balance sheet ownership and accounting governance
• Managing statutory reporting and audit processes
• Operating within wider Group reporting structure
• Leading central finance functions including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and/or Treasury
• Operating within complex or multi-site organisations
• Strong leadership capability with experience developing finance teams
• Familiarity with systems including ERP, ideally Microsoft Business Central and reporting via Anaplan

Benefits:

• Bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Birthday day off, plus holiday purchase scheme (up to an additional 5 days per annum)
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• My Academy — our online learning and development platform, giving you access to a wide range of training, resources and tools to support your professional growth and help you reach your full potential
• Flexible benefits including retail and holiday discounts, electric car vehicle lease scheme, wellbeing support
• Recognition and referral programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme – confidential 24/7 365 support on a range of lifestyle matters