Financial Controller

4 months ago


Cheshire Cheshire, North West England, United Kingdom Otto James Consulting Full time
OTTO JAMES CONSULTING has been engaged on a retained search and selection process for a Global Advertising Organisation as they relocate to Cheshire, and search for a Commercial & Operational Financial Controller.

My client’s relocation is a full transfer of Finance, Marketing and Creative operations, and they will be landing in state of the art offices.

My clients portfolio lists a number of house hold names, international sports brands and Travel Organisations.

The Role

The role of Commercial & Operational Financial Controller will be supporting both the Commercial and Operational Reporting teams, and will be instrumental in the creation and delivery of a high performing commercially focused finance team.

The 2024 expansion and relocation has come about following Private Equity Investment from LDC and an increased presence within the Sporting Arena. At present though, the Finance team sit in a siloed function, which doesn’t engage with the wider organisation. The new task for this role will be for finance to break out of their silo and Business Partner all aspects of the business.

Although there is a strong commercial footing to this role, the successful qualified accountant will also be required to create robust reporting and statutory accounting process to support the business growth.

Financial Planning & Analysis will support the organisation in the delivery and dissemination of highly complex and integral data. You will be responsible for taking this information and delivering to the key stakeholders across the Sales and Marketing while also working automatously with the wider finance teams.

Key Area’s / Responsibility / Requirements

This role will report directly to the Group Finance Director who is a Big 4 prize winner. They are keen to bring in a skilled individual from Practice or Industry who is looking to take on the GFD’s stewardship and continue to drive effective reporting within the group.

You will receive training and exposure to:
  • Business Plan & Budget Management Reporting,
  • Statutory Financial Reporting at Group level
  • Variances against Actual’s
  • Accounting Services and Month-end Closing
  • Deliver impactful analysis based on robust economic, financial, and statistical analysis
  • Develop analytical models to estimate the impact of different scenarios, assisting in the business decision making process
Your Profile

The highly communicative nature of this role, and its twinning with detailed reporting and business critical information, means that this role is suited to Qualified accounting professional who understand how complex information can be delivered to targeted audience in a fashion which ensures the team, division and organisation reach their goal. Happy to see applications straight from senior practice ACA as well as CIMA / ACCA qualified from commerce and industry

Salary & Benefits


Basic Salary £60,500 to £65,000
Bonus (Company and Personal Performance)
26 Days Holiday
Pension (Enhanced Contributary)
Working from home flexibility (2 days in the office)

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