Interim Group Financial Controller

A broad role responsible for all aspects of group financial management, reporting and internal controls. The role involves a significant amount of senior level engagement across the businesses and with the parent company as well as external stakeholders such as auditors and banks.

Client Details

Our client are a well known business operating in the FMCG sector

Description

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the group's accounting records and financial systems. Overall management of the group consolidation process and the internal and external reporting timetable
• Review and sign off on the group reporting to the parent company and providing support on any queries
• Production of statutory accounts for the group and its subsidiary companies
• Effectively managing the cash generation of the group including providing forward estimates of the profitability and cash flow
• Preparation of consolidated Budgets and forecasts with continued monitoring and review of performance against them to enable robust reporting of variances to the Board and third party stakeholders
• Support and execute the Group tax strategy. Ensure returns for Corporation Tax, VAT and other relevant taxes are submitted, payments made on time and all relevant regulations are complied with
• Responsibility for managing the group inter-company charges and management fees
• Significant liaison with senior management including Group Financial Director, Business Unit Managing Directors and Heads of Finance and parent company Controller to ensure business issues are appropriately identified, accounted for and disclosed in the Group Financial Statements
• Managing the audit process with both external and internal auditors
• Management and leadership of team of 7, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and treasury functions.

Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant (ideally ACA or ACCA with a Practice background, although CIMA candidates with relevant experience will be considered) with several years' PQE

Job Offer

Our client are offering the opportunity to join their organsition with a very prompt start date for the successful candidate. The role is expected to last for a minimum of three months, with the likelihood of an extension and the possibility of a permanent role in future