Group Financial Controller

My client, a manufacturing company based on the Wirral, are in need of senior support within their Finance team. This interim role will likely take you to April 2025. It will be a fast-paced, extremely varied contract and needs somebody excited to take on a challenge.

This Group Financial Controller interim role will give you full exposure to consolidations, team management, improving on deadlines, technical support, project management etc.

The ideal candidate will be a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a high-energy environment and has a passion for a challenge.

This will be a hybrid role.

What you'll do:

• Overall group responsibility for statutory compliance, financial reporting and tax compliance, reporting to the CFO and supporting the Head of Finance in each country
• Leading the relationship with the external auditor and managing the group audit process
• Business partner to the CFO on all technical financial matters
• Ownership of group financial consolidation
• Supporting the group and Heads of Finance in each country with IFRS and financial reporting topics
• Administration and financial control of holding companies in the group
• Treasury responsibility: coordinating group cash flow and working capital management and reporting – direct contact with local teams internally, banks and lenders externally

What you bring:

• Professionally qualified accountant
• Strong technical ability - experience in group consolidations and extensive group audit exposure are a must
• 5+ years post qualified financial accounting experience
• Project management skills
• Proactive approach and able to work effectively independently and collaborate with the wider finance team
• Can condense comprehensive complex data into key financial analysis
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.

To apply for this unique opportunity, please get in touch!

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