Finance Controller

Financial Controller

Are you ready to help revolutionise the future? Our Future is digital and Our Future is NOW This is your opportunity to join our incredible team and help transform the way the freight transport industry moves.

DigiHaul is a new UK-based digital freight business with the aim to become the leading digital road freight platform provider.

Nine times out of ten when you see a heavy-duty vehicle they are not at full capacity. When heavy-duty vehicles are not at full capacity, they throw unnecessary CO₂ into the atmosphere.

Our platform creates a Digital Network that enables loads to be delivered more efficiently, at a better price and with greater quality than ever before.

By successfully matching carrier capacity with available shipper loads in the platform, value is generated, promoting more transactions on the DigiHaul platform for optimisation and to create a virtuous cycle.

About you

You are someone who enjoys a fast paced, dynamic work environment and who excels in quick problem solving and has a keen eye for detail.

You are able to work tactically and think strategically as the business rapidly scales. You understand how integral you are to success and future of DigiHaul and the part you play in transforming an industry.

**Responsibilities**:
Making your customer more successful
- Provide financial control and support as a business partner (Ownership of Monthly reporting activity)
- Deliver solutions to minimise financial and commercial risk
- Improving efficiency, profitability and cash flow
- Provide appropriate analysis and recommendations to influence decision making processes
- Communication any changes in commercial and financial requirements effectively
- Developing robust working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure financial and customer reporting and forecasting aids decision making in the business

Driving High Performance
- Ensure financial controls are highly effective and compliant
- Create and maintain high class financial reporting
- Identify and manage financial and commercial risk
- Understand and manage sources of profit delivery including flex budgets, gain share, KPIs, pricing mechanisms etc.
- Manage and monitor ongoing future financial performance to ensure optimised decision making
- Create, drive and manage improvement programmes to aid efficiency and Profitability
- Strong Interaction/Engagement with Technology team to validate & reconcile systemic flows / controls

Control and Governance
- Ensure adherence to DPDHL accounting standards, business compliance, policies and procedures are adopted and complied to
- Own and deliver quality, effectiveness and robustness of the reporting and control agenda

Managing financial and commercial reporting and forecasting to aid decision making

Developing Others
- Manage and support career development and succession agenda
- Manage and develop financial and commercial expertise in the business

Shaping Direction
- Deliver business strategy

What do you need?
- Proven track record in a similar level role with experience of the above requirements
- Experience in business management, financial auditing or cross divisional companies
- Relevant financial qualification (ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA) or equivalent
- Excellent knowledge of accounting processes and terminology
- Strong Excel skills & adaptability to other systems (eg, Power Bi)
- People management experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to influence key decision makers at all level

What will you get in return?

You will receive access to a variety of our excellent benefits which in addition to an attractive salary could include; 32 days holiday, pension scheme, training, development opportunities and MANY MORE.

What you’ll need to do next?

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.