Group Financial Controller

An exciting new opportunity has become available within the Group Finance department of an ambitious and growing Private Equity backed business for a driven and enthusiastic individual.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director , you will be part of the Group Finance Department.

The group is highly acquisitive and has ambitious growth plans, creating the perfect career path for the appropriate candidate.

Role

• Management responsibility – leading a small finance team responsible for monthly financial and management accounting
• Responsible for technical accounting work
• Ensuring the business maintains a strong financial control environment - oversight, improvement, and documentation of group financial controls – working with senior stakeholders (MD’s)
• Ensure consistency of processes across all businesses
• Support Group FD with ad hoc change projects and onboarding acquisitions
• Ownership of the preparation of the Group monthly management accounts (consolidation, cashflow, KPIs, etc)
• Support with monthly and weekly reporting to the private equity owners and funders
• Provide ad hoc support to the Group FD, CFO/ CEO and business MDs
• Work with tax advisors for tax accounting and ensure robust tax controls
• Ensure consistency in policy and process across the group (prepayments, fixed assets, balance sheet reconciliations)
• General oversight, improvement and documentation of financial controls

The Candidate

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Ideally experienced in preparing accounts and financial statements for businesses across a range of regulated environments (ICAEW, FCA, SRA regulated etc)
• Positive, can-do attitude with an enthusiastic and energetic approach to work – a “go getter”
• Strong Technical accounting background, either in a large audit firm or in a large organisation
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Team player with a collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
• Confident management skills
• Confidence to challenge the status quo and suggest improvements
• Ability to produce high quality work to tight deadlines
• Candidate with a “systems” and “Automation” mindset ensuring processes are as slick as possible
• The ideal candidate will be audit trained in a sizable firm with a couple of years industry experience

K3 Advisory Group is a dynamic, acquisitive business undergoing significant transformation and growth. We offer great benefits and superb commercial exposure within a high-growth PE backed business environment. If you are looking for a new challenge within a collaborative, fast-paced organisation please get in touch to discuss your future.

With over 1,200 employees across the Group, 25 offices in the UK, and international bases in Malaysia and Cyprus