Financial Controller in London

To support the Financial Director by implementing FD methodologies and driving changes in month-end processes. The primary objective is to mentor and manage the accounting and commercial teams to deliver accurate, complete trial balance reconciliations. These reconciliations will form the foundation for comprehensive management information, including detailed analysis and commentary. Responsibilities also include assisting/managing the accounting and commercial team delivery of tax, compliance reporting, annual statutory, with audit completion for all companies within the Four Group. The main role covers all entities within the Four Group.

The following responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Team
• Ensure all team members fully understand all systems and processes that are used within the business and why.
• Ensure all Four Group guidelines are understood and adhered to.
• Manage, mentor, develop: Accounting team of three persons, and Commercial team of two persons.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and enhance efficiencies.
• Deploy job enrichment program, reduces “transfer knowledge” risk.
• Reduce month end close within 5 business days.
• Assist in month end feedback sessions with Account & Finance team to learn from errors and board queries.
• Adopt a business-first approach where individuals take ownership of their responsibilities while fostering and empowering teamwork.
• Maintain and ensure Commercial team deliverables
• Ensure delivery of daily/weekly commercial reports on time with accuracy.
• Manage the deployment of automating the weekly reports within Power-BI.
• Manage the deployment of automating the cost centre reports within Power-BI – (self-serving).
• Ensure completeness month end postings for commercial team perspective: e.g. Accruals/prepayments/WIP.
• Full monthly Trial-Balance reconciliations for all entities for commercial team.
• Maintain Intercompany postings & reconciliation of all companies.
• Central cost monthly accrual postings and reconciliation to schedule/budget.
• Manage system FX rates.
• Produce standard reporting of M.I. with variance analysis + detailed commentary + supporting analysis.
• Attend FD’s Monthend MI meeting with budget heads to understand further understanding of cost centre performance.
• Attend Monthly Board MI review meetings.
• Ownership of end-to-end Year-end audit – Commercial schedules and relevant audit works.
• Maintain and ensure Accounting team deliverables
• Improve to weekly Cash and Payment-card reconciliations with high level of accuracy.
• Ensure completeness of month end postings for accounting team perspective: e.g. Salary posting with direct central cost.
• Full monthly Trial-Balance reconciliations for all entities for accounting team: payment types/cash collections.
• Ensure timely submission of statutory accounts and regulatory filings: Annual Accounts / CT returns / Wage Tax returns / ad hoc filings.
• Ownership of end-to-end Year-end audit – Accounting schedules and relevant audit works.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays each year.
• Generous staff discount across a variety of brands.
• Auto-enrolment into the company pension scheme.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Seasonal ticket loan.
• Charity time-bank scheme.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.