Group Financial Controller

Sewell Wallis is delighted to be partnering with a growing service sector business as they look to recruit a Group Financial Controller. This role of Group Financial Controller reports directly to the CFO, overseeing the business's four main divisions of financial accounting, management accounting, cash collection and purchase ledger. You will ensure that there are robust financial controls in place that are being complied with, as well as taking ownership of the financial statements for the Group and the consolidated accounts.

This North Yorkshire business offers a flexible and forward-thinking approach to work, including hybrid working with only two days required in the office. They are looking for someone who has worked in the services industry with a fast growing business.

What will you be doing?

The Group Financial Controller will be responsible for the following:

• The closure of the month end management and group accounts reporting, including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow. Drive improvements in the month end close process.
• Ensure that key financial controls are in place throughout the business, are maintained and compliance is met.
• Provide direction, supervision and development of the finance team, including the management and financial accountants, accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. Ensure that the department functions effectively, deadlines are met and support is given to the wider business.
• Overall responsibility for external reporting requirements, including VAT submissions, PAYE and NI, liaising with external tax consultants to support annual tax computations, and quarterly banking requirements.
• Day-to-day cash management, to include weekly cash forecasts and payment allocations, payment review and approval, ensuring that the business is within its banking facility limits and retains sufficient cash to meet business critical payables.
• Responsible for ensuring the credit control teams work accurately and efficiently and that the level of outstanding queries are continually low and quickly resolved. Build robust rules around cash collection and ensure they are implemented and adhered to when there are instances of non-payment by customers.
• Ownership of all the financial statements of the Group, including full PLC group consolidated accounts
• Co-ordinate and oversee the annual statutory audit and ensure compliance with UK accounting regulations and practices.
• Supporting the Chief Financial Officer on ad hoc corporate finance projects
• Responsible for maintaining the day to day relationship with the banking syndicate, providing reports and information as requested and ensuring the company is always in compliance with banking covenants.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified candidate (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Advanced Excel knowledge.
• Experience producing statutory accounts for a listed business
• Evidenced people management.
• Experience as a Financial Controller in a Group setting.

What's on offer?

• A competitive salary of circa £95,000.
• 10% bonus.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Hybrid working.

Please apply below, or for more information, contact Kayley

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.