Financial Controller

Financial ControllerPermanentBased in Reigate (hybrid)Up to £80,000 per annum plus discretionary bonus, private healthcare, pension etcRef: TA3658

Tony Alan Recruitment currently has an exciting job opportunity for a Financial Controller to join a consistently growing, leading business in the Reigate area on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will play an integral role in managing the region's and organisation's financial functions. The Senior Financial Controller will support the financial control and accounting function including the pruction of management and financial accounts; records and associated controls; business partnering with multiple stakeholders and contribute to continuous finance transformation projects.

Your duties will include:

• Managing a team of 4 Management Accountants
• Review/validate month end closing sign-off and provide results/variance analysis for assigned legal entity/region (currently APAC)
• Validate for entities/regions all payroll costs, net revenue, P&L, balance sheet and working capital
• Proactively ensure that all month end deliverables are met in accordance with the reporting timetable
• Support improvement efforts and standardise reporting processes within the legal entities/region
• Report on balance sheet, working capital variance and provide detailed review/analysis of accruals, deferred income, and other key balance sheet accounts
• Support Finance transformation initiatives to deliver process standardisation/systemisation of revenue recognition, billing, reporting, and month end close process
• Support with continuous improvements and simplification to processes and internal controls
• Validate monthly/quarterly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and ensure proper documentation and follow up of all accounts based on risk-based procedure
• Review and challenge most significant accounting journal entries with AP, AR, GL, FM and Revenue Operations
• Support with facilitating the production of all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all AP, AR, GL, FM including month end tasks
• Support AP, AR, GL & FM colleagues with improving weekly/monthly cash forecasting processes and review/validate/sign off on the production of accurate forecasts for all entities/regions
• Help drive to align global trial balances to ensure all GL account/cost centre codes are used for the same nature of activities
• Lead overseas audits within regional scope

Key requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA. ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalents)
• Experience of working within the APAC region would be an advantage
• Experience of team management
• Experience of producing accounts for an international entity is essential
• Excellent knowledge of accounting, management principles and R2R procedures
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment, while exhibiting exceptional attention to detail and continuously driving process improvements
• Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships

If you feel that you would be suitable for this position then please apply with your CV.

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