Financial Controller

3 days ago

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Kiwa UK Central Services Full time
Job Summary

Kiwa UK is looking for a Financial Controller on a 6 month FTC to join our innovative Finance Team. With a proactive and collaborative approach, our Group Financial Controller will provide overall Controllership leadership and accountability for the Finance Function to ensure compliance with internal and external laws, guidance, and regulations. This role can be based at either our Cheltenham, Aylesbury, or Milton Keynes Office, with hybrid working.

Immediately available candidates only, fixed term role.

Kiwa, is a global top 20 leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification. Our company motto is: We create trust. We want you to trust us with becoming your employer of choice. We offer excellent training and development opportunities, the freedom to do your job as you see fit and we are a respectful and diverse company that employs over 10,000 Kiwans worldwide.

About the role
  • Act as the UK's technical accounting and tax expert, accurately prepare and submit financial reports in compliance with relevant standards and tax laws
  • Ensure all legal reporting is delivered by the team, including but not limited to annual returns, PSC registers, Gender pay gap reporting, payment practice reporting, ONS returns and filing obligations in our overseas jurisdictions
  • Proactively lead all interfaces with our financial auditors, tax compliance team, HMRC and banks
  • Ensure a faultless level of financial Governance across the business, including the drafting and monitoring of policies
  • Drive efficiency initiatives to ensure compliance is achieved in a commercially appropriate manner
  • Lead Business Support Framework implementation in the UK and ensure monitoring activities are appropriately undertaken and reported to Kiwa Group
  • Act as primary contact for all global compliance rollouts, including but not limited to Transfer Pricing, Pillar 2, updates to ISAs etc.
  • Manage the UK's treasury activities to generate maximum efficiency
  • Provide guidance and training as required to ensure 100% compliance with appropriate FRS and regulations in our internal management accounts
  • Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to Kiwa Group
  • Work closely with the CFO, FD and Cluster FCs on UK M&A activities
  • Ensure the ongoing accuracy of consolidation entries, ensuring appropriate impairment reviews are undertaken
  • Support the successful Integration of acquired businesses, establishing Kiwa-compliant approaches and folding external reporting obligations into the team
  • Oversee the UK Transactions Team, including streamlining and consolidating processes
Do you have what it takes?
  • A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA etc.)
  • Experience of working with a Corporate Head Office
  • Strong people management experience
  • Senior Financial Management Experience
  • The ability to plan strategically and balance commerciality
  • Relevant experience of managing Shareholders expectations
  • Relevant experience and excellent working knowledge of ERP Systems
  • The ability to deliver to tight timescales and deadlines consistently
  • Excellent day to day planning and organisational skills
  • Dynamism, aptitude for problem solving and teamwork, practicality, reliability, flexibility, and results oriented
  • Exceptional communication skills and interpersonal relations at all levels
  • The ability to engage and influence colleagues to achieve common goals and objectives
What can you expect from us in return?
  • Competitive Salary and Private Medical Insurance
    (Candidates can contact us for salary package information)
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • 37.5 hours a week, Mon-Fri
  • Hybrid Working
  • Family Leave - generous enhanced maternity/adoption/shared parental leave - first 6 months full pay maternity/adoption and shared parental leave & 2 weeks full pay paternity leave
  • Milestone Recognitions: Holiday allowance increases, certificates of recognition, unpaid and paid sabbaticals, charity donations, personal gifts, recognition dinners, and retail vouchers
  • Holiday Buying Scheme
  • Welcome pack with goodies
  • Salary Reviews
  • Company Bonus Scheme
  • Enhanced Pension
  • Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
  • EAP - Free, independent Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential information, support, advice and counselling, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  • 24 hour GP Service
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Eye Care Vouchers

Why work at Kiwa?

We achieve results. Our values run through our business; 'We ARE Kiwa', Ambitious, Reliable and Engaged. That is how we interact not only with our colleagues and customers, but everyone we meet. We embrace the personal development of all our colleagues, we will encourage you to be ambitious, explore new ideas and help make our world a safer, more sustainable place. You will work within an organization that is very dynamic and in which you have all the space to maximally develop yourself.

Kiwa is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We fully take advantage of the flexibility we have to hire Kiwan's from around the world and from any background. We give our team a work environment free from prejudice, discrimination, and intimidation so they can do their best work and live happy lives. Inclusivity and equality are important to us, and we don't tolerate behaviours that don't follow these values.

Are you interested in the Financial Controller position and feel this role will suit you? Please do not hesitate to apply today

If you have any questions about this role and would like to speak a member of the Talent Team, please e-mail us at

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