Group Financial Controller
Posted 19/06/2024 by Shirley Parsons Ltd
Job Title: Group Financial Controller
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: £70,000 - £80,000
Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Head Office), with hybrid working.
Who We Are: Shirley Parsons is a global professional services firm with expertise in Health & Safety, Quality, Sustainability and Business Improvement. Our main services are consultancy & advisory, recruitment, and contract staffing. Our mission is simple; to create a better, safer, and more sustainable world.
We are seeking an experienced finance professional, who has worked in an owner-managed business, to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in contributing to our global business growth.
The Opportunity: As Group Financial Controller, you will have responsibility for supporting the UK and other global markets in operational decision-making, enhancing the finance and reporting system, and providing overall financial and treasury management information for the business. You will be a key member of the senior management, partnering closely with the Northern American Financial Controller and senior stakeholders on a global level.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Provide strategic financial guidance, including prioritising EBIT and long-term value creation.
- Provide a financial and risk lens on new business opportunities, and market entry to new jurisdictions.
- Oversee the finance department and in region colleagues.
- Support the senior management team with accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Efficiently manage global debt book and treasury to ensure liquidity for operational needs and strategic investments, across the global business.
- Operationally lead the budgeting and global audit for the business and act as company secretary.
What We Are Looking For:
- Fully qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- Experience in an owner managed business
- Proven track record of leading a finance function and having full accountability
- Experience in a sales-focused services environment or FMCG will be highly advantageous
- Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills
- Leadership skills and experience managing a team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- High level of integrity and dependability.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- HR-1003
- Job ID:
- 221858795
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