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Business Area Financial Controller

3 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Sweco UK Full time

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We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Business Area Financial Controller to join our team in Leeds. This role can be worked flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and the option of adjusted start and finish times.

In this role you will be an influential leader on the Finance Management Team and a key advisor to the Finance Director deputising for them as required. You will be leading the finance function for the UK business area across Financial Accounting, Transactional Services, Financial Planning, Control and Management Accounts.

What does the role involve?

You will be contributing to and driving the success of the UK Business Area, across all aspects and in support of the UK strategy. Key roles and responsibilities include:

  • Being accountable for the timely and accurate preparation of all local reporting to Business Area management, including month closing, quarterly forecasts and annual budget preparation.
  • Being accountable for the timely and accurate preparation of all group reporting and operational management with Sweden, including month closing, quarterly forecasts, annual budget and treasury control.
  • Being responsible for the primary relationship with external bodies, including banks, HMRC, general insurance firms, tax compliance and statutory audit firms.
  • Lead representative for annual statutory audit process and accountable for oversight of timetable, resource and timely completion of statutory accounts.
  • Being accountable for the Transactional Services Team and line manager to the Transactional Services Manager. Leading the function to ensure that all financial transactions in both the AP and AR teams are processed in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy and conformance to the core financial processes of Sweco Group Order to Cash and Purchase to Pay.
  • Being accountable for the coordination of positive trade working capital trends in Sweco UK, supporting Division Managers and Heads of Commercial Finance in meeting their TWC targets.
  • Being accountable for corporation tax, VAT compliance and all other indirect tax compliance.
  • Being accountable for the maintenance and management of the Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Approved Supplier processes, working with the team to ensure they are up to date, Sweco Group compliant and adhered to.
  • Being accountable to ensure financial controls are in place across all aspects of the function including tax, banking, general ledger, sales ledger/billing, accounts payable and project ledger. Ensuring development and ownership of the Sweco Financial Control Framework (FCF), sustaining high scores.
  • Leading financial due diligence and post deal integration of finance functions in any M&A transactions.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

  • Professional membership/qualifications: CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent with at least five years post qualification experience.
  • Proven experience in a Financial Controller/Head of Finance/Head of Accounting type role.
  • Extensive technical and statutory account experience under IFRS and UK GAAP, including experience of acquisition accounting and group consolidation.
  • Good knowledge of accounting software and excellent Microsoft skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
  • Commercial acumen with a thorough understanding of the end to end P&L and balance sheet of a professional services/contract business.
  • The ability to influence strategic decision-making within the business and make commercial decisions within defined parameters (delivers to agreed project scope, time, cost and quality).
  • Experience of leading teams and excellent stakeholder management skills are essential.
  • Experience of delivering across a multi-site organisation would be advantageous.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit different audiences.

What’s in it for you?

Working at Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

If you believe you have the skill set required then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s transform society together at Sweco

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If I have a disability, can I get help (e.g. “reasonable adjustments”) with the application process?

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.

In order to address your request the following information is needed:

Name

The best method for contacting you (Phone or email)

The position title

Requisition/vacancy number

Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.


Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.

Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles.

We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

Our Preferred Supplier List was reviewed in December 2023 and we are not looking to add any additional agencies. We’ll be reviewing the PSL again at the end of 2024 and non-compliance with the above statements could be detrimental to you having the opportunity to be included.

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