Financial administrator | dutch

Duration: 12-18 Months FTC

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days in office/week)

Our client is a global award-winning creative agency, looking to appoint a Group Financial Controller working on a fixed term contract for 12-18 months.

The role covers all aspects of financial and management accounting including group consolidation and financial control of the business operations of the group. You’ll play an important role in supporting and coaching colleagues in the Finance Team and building financial acumen in the wider business.

The role includes:

• Providing effective control and management of all aspects of the Company’s finances and maintaining integrity of all financial information.
• Managing and working with the team to prepare and deliver month end management accounts including a reporting pack comprising P&L, Balance Sheet, Forecast, cashflow to tight Group deadlines.
• Inter company billing and reconciliation of inter company balances.
• Preparation of year end accounts including all schedules necessary for audit purposes.
• Liaison with the auditors and management of the process in order to achieve a timely and efficient audit.
• Working capital management, to ensure sufficient cash flow through timely debtors’ settlement and billing accrued revenue promptly.
• Tax computation, compliance and submission.
• Ensuring that regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met where appropriate.

Commercial Management:

• Ensuring ‘no surprises’ and keeping agency and management equipped with relevant insights into business performance, reviewing financial and other KPI performance versus budget.
• First draft preparation of annual budget including year on year analyses to assist appropriate decision making on allocation of budgets.
• Prepare and present client and job profitability, time utilisation and recoverability analyses.
• Working with the Ops Director, the preparation and actioning of job profitability analyses which involve regular liaison with Account Directors and Managers to understand variances from expectations, and the commercial and financial aspects of client relationships.
• Assisting with implementation and integration of new accounting system.
• Managing the implementation and roll out.
• Meeting regularly with the group Finance Director to provide regular reporting and proactive commercial advice.

Key Skills:

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA).
• An in depth understanding of the deliverables of a finance function, with at least 2 years working as a Senior Finance Manager/Financial Controller.
• Savvy with technology and willing to embrace new systems and processes & support with implementation.
• Intermediate-advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Great attention to detail and an understanding that the quality and accuracy of work underpins good financial reporting.
• Experience in a creative agency with a good understanding of agency financial reporting and culture.
• Willingness to undertake a 12-18 month contract.

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