Group Financial Controller

My client, a leading professional services firm in Liverpool, are recruiting for a technically strong Group Financial Controller to join their brand new offices in Liverpool City Centre (office-based).

This role offers you the opportunity to manage the high calibre finance team, deliver high-quality management accounts, and ensure robust financial reporting across a group of companies.

You will play a pivotal part in budgeting, forecasting, and financial control, while supporting key projects that drive efficiency and automation within the organisation.

If you are looking for a role where your expertise will be valued and your growth supported, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and knowledgeable environment.

What you'll do:

• Manage the Management Accounts team including direct reports such as Assistant Financial Controller and Accountant to ensure timely production of transactional processing and management accounts for all group companies.
• Prepare and post sensitive elements of management accounts including payroll journals and bonus calculations with utmost accuracy and confidentiality.
• Assist in the preparation and review of consolidated Group Management accounts as well as materials for review by senior finance leaders.
• Prepare monthly debt reporting packs for submission to third-party lenders ensuring compliance with stakeholder requirements.
• Act as administrator of company bank account facilities supervising day-to-day operations of account users and liaising with banking contacts.
• Review and approve supplier payment runs assessing cash requirements and authorising payments within online banking facilities.
• Identify areas for improvement in financial control or operational efficiency within software frameworks implementing enhancements as needed.
• Support senior finance leaders in delivering projects such as process automation or new software implementation to optimise accounting operations.
• Manage the Financial Reporting team ensuring completion of statutory tax and regulatory reporting to high standards within strict deadlines.
• Act as key point of contact for auditors managing audit processes throughout their cycle to ensure timely production of statutory accounts.

What you bring:

• Extensive experience applying key accounting principles particularly FRS102 in preparing management and full statutory accounts across group entities.
• Proven track record in accurate and timely reporting of both financial and non-financial information within complex organisational structures.
• Demonstrated ability managing multiple direct reports as well as wider finance teams fostering collaborative environments.
• Expertise in technical accounting processes including consolidation procedures acquisition accounting and valuation methodologies.
• Advanced proficiency using MS Excel (including lookups pivot tables) alongside other MS Office products to streamline reporting tasks.
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK tax reporting regimes covering VAT returns corporation tax processes and regulatory filings.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong self-review capabilities ensuring error-free work output under strict deadlines.
• Highly organised adaptable approach combined with a dependable work ethic enabling effective prioritisation of competing demands.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills facilitating clear information sharing across departments and external stakeholders.
• Keen interest in learning new skills developing professionally through ongoing training opportunities.

To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please get in touch ASAP!

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