Head Of Financial Reporting & Control

Head Of Financial Reporting & Control
Leicester
Full Time, Permanent
Salary - Negotiable
Benefits include: Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, 5% Pension, Hybrid Working & more.

SF Recruitment are working on an exclusive basis with a market-leading business in Leicester. Our PE Backed client are searching for a Head Of Financial Reporting & Control to report directly into the Group Finance Director. The ideal Head Of Financial Reporting & Control will be a strong technical accountant with advanced Excel Skills including Power Queries & Cube Functions. As the Head Of Financial Reporting & Control you will be responsible for the upkeep & continuous improvement of the Financial Reporting Models.

Duties of the Head Of Financial Reporting & Control include:
- Maintenance of the finance reporting models
- Drive process efficiencies in reporting ensuring implementation and adherence to appropriate controls
- Implementing reporting efficiencies building in interface opportunities with SAP
- Regular running of excel financial reporting models integral in both month end and weekly reporting
- External reporting including drafting of Board Pack and management reporting to lenders, investors or key external stakeholders.
- Responsible for coordinating and driving the monthly Balance sheet reviews with all stakeholders across the business.
- Management of month end timetable and all stakeholders involved in this.
- Manage and co-ordinate the year end audit, being the key contact for audit and tax deliverables
- Comfortable liaising with key external parties e.g. auditors and tax ensuring smooth relationship collaboration
- Provision of data and information to aide the year end statutory accounts preparation
- Ownership of regular reporting e.g. ONS, HMRC returns etc
- Support the CFO and Finance Directors where required
- Budgeting and forecasting model control, ensuring integrity of data and robustness of models
- Ad hoc reporting requirements

Skills
- Advanced Excel essential - to power query level
- SAP experience desirable
- Forecasting and modelling experience in excel essential
- Excellent time management and process improvement skills
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
- Good Team collaboration as you will be an integral member of the SMT in Finance.