Financial Controller

An excellent opportunity for an industry-based Financial Controller to join a Top 20 Business Advisory & Accountancy firm. The role of Financial Controller is an essential one, working closely with Financial Director you will play a key role in deliveringtimely and accurate financial information against an agreed Group monthly timetable, as well as assisting with the development of accounting practices within the region.

**Salary**: £50,000-£60,000

Working options: Hybrid
- split between working from home and office hub
Overview of position:
" Develop and implement centralised financial reporting for the Hub.
" Implement Hub wide credit control system.
" Assist with transition to centralised banking system and controls at hub level.
" Liaise with individual firms to implement switch to direct debit payments for client.
" Develop and lead key administrative and support staff to assist in Hub financial reporting and projects.
Day to day duties:
" Monitor cash balances across the Hub on an ongoing basis. Arrange for approval of payments where required in line with authority matrix.
" Assist in implementation and review of Practice Ignition and pricing across the Hub.
" Ensure individual firms supply information to the Hub within determined timescales and physically close individual firm ledgers in Xero for each accounting period.
" Review of individual firm balance sheets to ensure compliance with group finance policies, including regular review of key balance sheet reconciliations as set out by Group finance.
" Support the firms with implementation of group accounting and reporting policies and communicate updates to these as required.
" Review of firm standing data to ensure completeness and accuracy (including Chart of Accounts and standing customer data).
" Work closely with the Hub Director and the Group financial planners and analysts on the annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting/performance reporting for the Hub and individual firm submissions. Provide suitable commentary to support key movements in thefinancials.
" Support and review firm completion of year end submissions and any additional statutory reporting submissions as required.
" Be the main Hub contact for the external auditors, collating Hub information and responding to the audit requests, with support from Group finance where required
" Strong attention to detail
" Excellent communication skills
" Good analytical skills - able to review returns from individual firms before reviewing with Hub Director.
" Good working knowledge of IFRS
" Experience of using Xero
" Ideally experience of using Board
" Ideally ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
Company Benefits:
" 23 days annual leave + all bank holidays off
" Birthday off
" Flexible and hybrid working available
" Pension scheme
" Dress to diary
" Company events