Financial Controller

Job Location	London
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£80,000 - £90,000 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Contract, full-time

Job Description

My client a leading FMCG/Retail business is looking to hire a Financial Controller for an interim period whilst they hire a permanent incumbent. The role will be based from home in the current circumstances and will be office based once restrictions are lifted in due course. The role will report into the VP of Finance and will be responsible for managing a team that delivers the production of management accounts and statutory accounts for the European group.The responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Manage a finance team through direct reports that produce the monthly reporting and statutory accounts

Responsible for managing the statutory audits

Managing a credit control team including the delivery of the credit policy

Work with the statutory accountants to provide technical accounting advice including advice around various IFRS standards

Work with the shared service function to ensure accounts payable information is provided in a timely manner

Support the FP&A team to provide assistance on the annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes. Prepare the budgets and forecasts for Europe corporate centres

Manage relationship with external bodies including the auditors

Process improvement and any other ad hoc tasks

Key skills and experience required:

Qualified accountant ideally ACA or international equivalent (from top 6 practice), or ACCA is preferred

Experience managing a team

Strong systems experience including Excel

Experience within a business with a tangible product is preferred

Strong communication skills and stakeholder management

Knowledge of IFRS or FRS101

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.BY APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH TOGETHER WITH OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT GOVERN YOUR USE OF MORGAN MCKINLEY SERVICES. Required skills

reporting

management accounts

financial control

staff management

statutory accounts

Keyskills :
repting management accounts financial control staff management statuty accounts

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