Financial Controller

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom MERJE Full time

MERJE are partnered with a leading Manchester Financial Services business in their search for an Interim Financial Controller - 12 Months duration


ABOUT THE ROLE


The Financial Controller will play a crucial role in ensuring financial stability and providing strategic guidance to senior management.


The role would suit individuals from a financial services, professional services or broader business services background, ideally Big 4 or consultancy-trained prior to moving into industry.


WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?


Financial Planning and Strategy:

  • Lead the annual and mid-year budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Conduct financial analysis and provide recommendations to optimize financial performance and drive growth across each of APS’ segments
  • Assisting with the set-up of a new legal servicing entity


Financial Reporting and Analysis:


  • Create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts
  • Accuracy of ledgers for all APS legal entities including the various intercompany accounts
  • Implement effective financial controls and systems to mitigate risks relating to those legal entities within APS
  • Oversee cash flow, liquidity, and working capital management within the APS legal entities


Risk Management:


  • Engage proactively in the group’s risk management framework as it relates to the finance function of APS, including the relevant local platform risk & control self-assessments and attestation processes
  • Support audit activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies
  • Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations


Stakeholder Management:


  • Collaborate and engage positively with APS senior management, local entity board members and representatives on financial matters relating to APS
  • Present APS financial performance and forecasts to wider stakeholders within the global group, ensuring transparency and credibility
  • Assist the CFO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members



REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE


  • ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified or equivalent with post-qualified experience
  • Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
  • Strong communicator – verbal and written
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Strong commercial focus with the ability to proactively identify, evaluate and deliver opportunities to create value within the business
  • Comfortable working with and professionally challenging senior colleagues to drive financial performance
  • The role will require strong relationship building and communication skills to ensure strong working relationships with Finance teams across each of the jurisdictions in which the business operates.


This would be for a 12 Month duration that may extend further



Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship. Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. In applying for this role, you may be registered on our database so we can contact you about suitable opportunities in future. Your data will be managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. If you would like this job advertisement in an alternative format, please contact MERJE directly.


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