Assistant Financial Controller

Robert Half are working with a leading fintech firm based in Central London, to recruit an Assistant Financial Controller for an 6-12 month role paying between £375-425/day inside IR35 (depending on experience). This role is an integral member of the Finance Team reporting into the Group Financial Controller, with a key role in ensuring the robust day-to-day operation of the team and producing management information.

The Role

As the Assistant Financial Controller, you would be supporting with:

• Manage the day-to-day operations, overseeing cash, and managing the accounts payable functions.
• Maintain accurate and timely recording of all transactions in our accounting system (Netsuite).
• Process monthly UK and International payroll accounting, ensuring compliance with regulations and working closely with HR business partners.
• Oversee compliance with all accounting policies, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness. Expectation to initially introduce and maintain an accounting playbook.
• Coordinate with the external auditors for annual audits to ensure a smooth and efficient process.
• Oversees the 13-week cash flow for reasonableness of future disbursements in A/P ledger, forecast receipts in A/R Ledger and corporate budgets. Ensures sufficient cash is available to meet upcoming payments.
• Plan and actively participate in automation of accounting processes by working closely with our automation business partners.
• Oversees the group bank account reconciliations which involves working closely with the Credit Control Manager and the AP Specialist.
• Oversees and supervises the accounts payable function (1 body) to ensure accuracy of GL Coding, projects, departments, sufficient budget owner approval levels and translation of invoice detail.
• Manage the financial month-end process, including recording transactions, journal entries, reconciling account balances, and preparing monthly reports.
• Perform monthly analysis of budget-to-actual variances to identify key insights and areas for improvement.
• Assist with process improvements and contribute to information system upgrades and implementations.
• Dashboard Development: Create and maintain financial dashboards for real-time monitoring of KPIs, facilitating quick and data-driven decision-making.
• Analyse business process and recommend control improvements to the Group Financial Controller.

Your Profile

• Fully Qualified ACA or ACCA with 2-3 years post qualified experience and IFRS/GAAP knowledge
• Prior experience of management of at least 1 junior is highly desirable
• High level proficiency with Excel, Netsuite and PowerBI
• Prior experience in a similar interim / contract role would be beneficial but not necessary.

Company & Benefits

This role offers the chance to work for a pioneering firm who are helping to shape their industry. They are a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace. As well as a salary of between £400-450/day inside IR35 (dependant on experience) the business offers hybrid working (2-3 days per week in the office) from their Central London office.

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