Global Finance Director

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Wayman Group Full time
Financial Controller Role Overview

This exciting opportunity is available for a skilled Financial Controller to join our Global Luxury Retailer in Central London. 

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining all necessary day-to-day financial controls, systems, and processes to ensure the efficient and effective management of the Group's finances and compliance with statutory requirements.

This role involves analysing and reporting on financial performance, including sales and margin analysis, supporting the development of reporting systems, dashboards, and KPIs, and ensuring all stakeholders can fully rely on the financial information provided.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the day-to-day activities of the finance function and oversee the finance team.
  • Preparation of the monthly consolidated management accounts, including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow reports, adhering to set deadlines.
  • Collaborate with finance teams in the UK and Europe and act as a mentor to provide assistance and advice where required.
  • Periodically review departmental profit and loss reports with relevant managers and provide additional analysis and information to support departmental decision-making.
  • Preparation of weekly group cashflow forecasts and assistance with managing group cash requirements and foreign exchange.
  • Support in the preparation of annual budgets and business forecasts, including P&L, Balance Sheets, and Cashflow.
  • Oversee the preparation of weekly and monthly sales and orders reports.
  • Ensure all relevant journal entries, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and all other balance reconciliations are processed.
  • Oversee the preparation of monthly inventory reports and oversee all stocktaking activities, including all retail stores, the factory, and distribution centre, to ensure valuations are a true reflection of the inventory in hand.
  • Analysis of inventory margins to maximise profitability.
  • Collaborate with the manufacturing team to analyse all production costs, agree standard costs, and update periodically to ensure that gross profit is maintained.
  • Liaise with the product development and design team to prepare indicative costs of new product designs to ensure they are within the agreed pricing structure to ensure adequate profitability.
  • Preparation of year-end Financial Accounts and liaison with Auditors.
  • Assist the CFO in financial modelling and analysis, including budgets, forecasts, and cash flow.
  • Preparation of monthly and quarterly statutory returns.
  • Implementation of and maintenance of robust internal control systems across the organisation by identifying problems, improving practices, and writing new procedures.
  • Lead the implementation of new systems to provide enhanced reporting and analysis for the business, including BI group reporting tools.

Requirements:

  • Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with three years' management reporting experience.
  • Experience of working in a commercial environment, ideally wholesale/retail/manufacturing.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance.
  • Proven experience of analysing and interpreting data, with the ability to summarise key points and make recommendations.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise workload while maintaining a strong relationship with key stakeholders.
  • Highly skilled in Microsoft software, with experience in using finance and reporting software.

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