Group Financial Controller

Job Description

The Optionis Group is one of the UKs most successful professional services companies. Due to an exciting period of growth and change we are looking to recruit an interim group financial controller to lead our financial functionThis role will report directly into the Chief Financial Officer and we are happy to start the right candidate on an immediate basisSkills and Experience Required:

• Management of the financial reporting and control team and the supporting the day to day management of the wider finance team alongside your peers in the management accounting, FP&A and credit control teams.
• Managing the planning & preparation of all annual subsidiary statutory accounts to agreed deadlines.
• Ownership of the preparation of the Group annual report and financial statements, including coordination Oof senior stakeholders to ensure documents are reviewed and feedback is incorporated and tracked.
• Management of the external audit, planning and timing of statutory accounts audit work and managing the interaction with the delivery of statutory reporting.
• Delivery of the month end flash reporting, group consolidation and cashflow reporting, providing high level concise commentary and analysis of results.
• Preparation of the monthly board report, including co-ordination of senior contributors and ensuring feedback is incorporated and tracked.
• Support as required to the Management accounting and FP&A teams on technical and any other reporting matters.
• Providing support to the FP&A team during the budget and forecasting process.
• Review and delivery of the quarterly covenant workings.
• Responsible for the review of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Other finance related tasks as and when required in order to support the business"

Skills and Experience RequiredPreferred:

• Experience of working within a listed or PE backed environment.
• Knowledge of Dimensions and Sage

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant.
• Extensive experience of preparing consolidations and cashflows.
• Extensive IFRS and FRS102 knowledge.
• Resilient and able to meet targets in a pressured environment.
• Previous experience of managing a financial reporting team.
• Experience of working and reporting into board members.
• Producing accurate information first time
• Capability to work in a fast paced/high change business
• Excellent time management skills

Benefits Include:

• Your Flexibility - we give our staff the ability to choose the way in which they work, be that fully from home, in an office or in an arrangement mixing the best of both.
• Industry leading career development
• 23 days holiday per year (excluding bank holidays). As a special thank you for each completed year of service with the company you will receive an additional days holiday (up to a maximum of 28 days or pro rata equivalent)
• Additional days off for Birthday and 100% attendance
• Exclusive Discounts & Offers from SavingsPal - UKs Leading Benefits Platform
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pension
• Dressdown dress code
• Free parking
• Tusker Car benefit scheme - salary sacrifice green CO2 capped
• Free Mortgage service
• Holiday Buy & Exchange Scheme
• Gym Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Vouchers - Specsavers

Keyskills :
ACCAConsolidationManagement AccountingStatutory AccountsGroup Financial Reporting