Group Financial Controller

Group Financial Controller
We have an outstanding opportunity for a Group Financial Controller to join a multi-billion-dollar, listed business operating across more than 100 countries.

This role will sit at the heart of group finance, owning all aspects of technical reporting and consolidation with a strong focus on developing the integrity of financial reporting, improving and supporting systems to enhance such reporting and ensure control processes are both scalable and fit for purpose.

Responsibilities

• Leading group consolidation and IFRS reporting across multiple international entities
• Single point of contact for discussions around statutory reporting, preparing monthly statutory accounts and supplementary analysis
  
• Undertake role as Subject Matter Expert for Group system implementation along with project leads to design, remedy and improve processes
  
• Work with Group Head of Internal Controls to design and implement appropriate control systems
  
• Prepare monthly accounts on a statutory basis and reconcile to management accounts on a statutory basis and reconcile to management accounts
  
• Ensure the monthly Global Balance sheet reconciliation review is performed and issues identified resolved in a timely manner
  
• Owning the relationship with external auditors and managing the group audit process
  
• Acting as the technical accounting expert across the business, advising senior stakeholders
• Lead on technical accounting around M&A activity
  
• Work closely with Internal Audit to own, implement and refine SOX controls
  

• ACA / CPA / CA qualified
  
• Highly experienced in IFRS, group consolidation and technical accounting
• Experienced in managing audits within complex multi-entity organisations
• Working within a group function, ideally within a large multinational business
  
• A strong leader with the ability to manage and develop people