Interim Group Financial Controller

Our client is an exciting fast track Global Technology business who are growing due to acquisition. They subsequently have a great opportunity as they are recruiting a role for an Interim Group Financial Controller who will be the responsible for the timely consolidation of group results, group reporting, KPIs, analysis, dashboards and other various group tasks. Additionally you must have processes to fully understand groupwide performance and be able to communicate this to all stakeholders of the business. The role will also manage the Global finance team to ensure they correctly fulfil their day to day functions.

Your other duties will include:

• To ensure the completeness, accuracy and integrity of the data held on the group IT systems used by the finance function and various excel spreadsheets.

• To oversee the daily processes of the finance department.

• Timely billing of customers

• Timely submission of Government, state and other returns and payments for the Group

• Timely payment and management of all group taxes

• Oversee the preparation of monthly financial management accounts to a level of accuracy and completeness not materially different to that required for the annual audited accounts.

• Ensure the group taxes are paid and calculated correctly and on time.

• To plan and control the annual budgeting exercise and maintain a group-wide forecast.

• To handle the day to day aspects of the annual audit group-wide, including preparation of draft accounts in statutory format for audit.

• Oversee and control the forecast group-wide cashflow

• To participate in the heads of department meetings and group meeting to both represent the finance team and play a full role in the management of the group.

• To deputise for the CFO in his absence.

• Any other ad-hoc tasks as directed by the CFO or Board.

To be considered for this role you must be a qualified accountant with experience of private equity reporting, software businesses and international business (particularly USA).

The role requires a good understanding of international tax and previous experience of consolidating multi-currency businesses would be needed.