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Group Financial Controller

Marks Sattin
Posted 22 days ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 9LT

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Marks Sattin is seeking a Group Financial Controller for a media company based in Didcot, offering a salary between £75,000 and £80,000 plus a bonus.
  • The ideal candidate should be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with experience in a group environment and a minimum of 5 years in a financial role.
  • The position involves responsibilities such as group reporting, compliance, managing VAT reporting, and overseeing a small team of qualified accountants and assistants.
  • Candidates should possess strong knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and FRS101, along with excellent stakeholder and team management skills.
  • The company offers additional benefits including 28 days of holiday, private medical insurance, and an above-average pension plan.

Financial Controller - Didcot (hybrid) - £75,000 to £80,000 + Bonus

Marks Sattin are pleased to be working in conjunction with our clients based in Didcot as they look for a Group Financial Controller, a fantastic Media company with offices across the UK as well as overseas, they are linked with some truly impressive household names having seen some impressive double digit growth this year.

I have personally met the FD, he is a genuine individual, easy to work with and has seen a successful career with our clients having started with the company 10 years ago starting as a Financial Accountant, rising through the ranks to be promoted to FD just over 2 years ago.

Internal training and promotion are at the heart of the company.

A salary of up to £80,000 is on offer plus a Bonus, 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, private medical, above average pension and more!

A bit about what you may be doing day to day....

  • You will, have responsibility for group reporting & compliance, working closely with the Finance Director as well as various other divisional FD's, both in the UK and overseas.
  • You will work closely with and liaise with our group audit firm, as well as our external tax advisors, as needed, supporting the Group Accounting Director.
  • Ensurin VAT reporting is managed & executed, adhering to local VAT requirements covering Ireland, France, Germany and the UK.
  • Manage a small team inclusive of 2 x Qualified Accountants and 2 x Accounts Assistants ensuring accurate reporting of the weekly sales reporting, monthly group management accounts creating the financials to be used by the UK board.
  • Produce annual financial statements working closely with the external Auditors and Group FD.

A bit about what the clients are looking for in you....

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
  • You'll ideally be used to working in a Group environment and used to working in a matrixed organisation
  • Experience running consolidations
  • You will need to have excellent UK GAAP, IFRS and FRS101 knowledge
  • Experience in managing and owning VAT Returns
  • Excellent stakeholder management and team management skills
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • If you have experience if SAP then great but this is NOT essential

Financial Controller - Didcot (hybrid) - £75,000 to £80,000 + Bonus

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.