Interim Financial Controller

Job Description

Job Reference: /AB/08-11/1010/12Job Title: Interim Financial ControllerLocation: EdinburghSalary: Competitive Hours per week: Monday to Friday Business OverviewAtalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services,energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning servicesto the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.Role OverviewWorking within the Technical Services Division, the Financial Controller will be responsible for taking ownership for the divisional finance team and its outputs.Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, this senior position will have responsibility for the finance control environment. The role will encompass leading and supporting the finance team, processing, and recording all relevant financial transactionsto ensure the timely production of high quality and reliable financial information for the business.The successful candidate will have a strong sense of initiative and drive to manage the day-to-day finance function of the division, which includes development of the system infrastructure and overhaul of the existing system of processes and controls whichwill form an important element of a wider business improvement plan.Benefits

• Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free fruit in our offices
• Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
• Wide range of retail discounts
• Regular social and charity events held in our offices
• Get involved in charity events in the local community

Wellbeing

• Discounted gym membership
• Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
• Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders

Career development and recognition

• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
• Required professional membership fees paid for
• Opportunity to win monthly Atalian Servest Superstar Awards
• Long service awards

Key Responsibilities:The Financial Controller position is a full-time role, working on a hybrid basis from the Loanhead office. With a supportive working culture and future progression opportunities, there is a broad range of primary responsibilities that includes, but is notlimited to:

• Full responsibility for day-to-day leadership of the finance team including accounts preparation and credit control.
• Managing and developing the divisional production of management accounts each month including the development of P&L reporting to contract level.
• In-depth cash management including weekly 13-week cash flow forecasting, setting of cash collection targets and a key member of cash flow management team.
• Delivering the monthly outputs in line with the business reporting requirements and deadlines
• Building a culture of business partnering within the finance team and aligning the team to the wider front-line operation.
• Providing effective financial information to the operations of the business to enable visibility of performance and assist with strategies around efficiencies and enhancing profitability.
• Preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
• Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.
• Ensure full and complete controls are in place on all business costs and expenditures as well as control and management of all financial systems and applications.
• Lead on provision of all relevant information for interim and year-end audits.

About You:

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

The Right PersonThe Financial Controller role is best suited to an individual who is a strong problem solver and has experience leading and developing a cohesive team. The successful candidate will be high-performing and driven with a strategic mindset to address opportunities.The Financial Controller must also have:

• Experience in leading and developing a finance team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to explain complex technical accounting processes clearly to a range of audiences.
• Analytically minded, able to grasp the big picture but also have strong attention to detail when required.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage a team’s outputs.
• Able to deal with a fast-paced continually evolving role
• Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

How to apply If you are interested to join a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply!Alternatively, if you know someone whom you feel would be a good fit for this vacancy, click the link below to refer them and you could win up to £500! (T&Cs apply)https://b/form/f3343c912a8643b69cfdc89dc2bbba8f