Financial Controller (Group)

Job Description

Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.

Otto James Consulting has been selected in an exclusive process for one of the UK’s leading .Com organisations, as we look to secure the services of a talented Financial Controller to head up their Mergers & Acquisitions team and support the groups growth.

A fantastic opportunity for a driven and growth-oriented Financial Controller to play a pivotal role in the senior leadership teams and to build a finance function from the ground up, creating a world class team.

Reporting directly to the Group Commercial Controller, the successful Financial Controller will be responsible for:

• Overseeing day-to-day financial operations
• Overseeing month end reporting and group MI reporting
• Supporting the leadership with analysis and insight for operational and strategic decision making
• Lead the financial planning cycle
• Overseeing all cash and working capital management, including maintaining a robust cash forecasting framework
• Building, refining and automating back office processes, and maintaining strong financial controls

The Profile of the ideal candidate will be a pragmatic and driven, detail-oriented, and with a bias for action and delivery.

You will be motivated by the opportunity to be part of a growth business and be part of their journey.

• Be a self-starter, happy to deliver across a broad spectrum of activity and take on new challenges, with limited supervision
• Have a desire to instil a level of process and structure appropriate for a business which is rapidly growing and evolving
• Be inspired by the opportunity to build and mentor a talented and driven team
• Take pride in the quality and timeliness of MI delivery
• Be able to communicate effectively with, and work alongside, a multitude of stakeholders, from investors and board directors, to peers and more junior colleagues
• Be comfortable in an environment of rapid change and light operational structure
• Understand and have an interest in financial modelling to support business decisions
• Have a mix of small and large company experience, given the need to manage the business at its current small scale, but drive towards a much larger-scale future state

The Organisation:

A business with global ambitions. xwzovoh Their growth plans over the next 2-5 years call for rapid expansion into new overseas markets, which will require a significant scaling up of our operations.

This brings with it some huge challenges, and for those with the right mindset, some amazing opportunities .

Applicants must be:

• ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified
• Educated to degree level ideally with a 2.1 or above