Senior Legal Entity Controller - Interim

A Broker based in London has a fantastic opportunity to join the Finance Team

The Legal Entity Controller is responsible for the financial reporting activities. Ensuring the accuracy of the underlying numbers reported in the monthly and year-end statutory financial statements, either directly or guiding and advising the various control functions. The role is responsible for reporting under UK GAAP (FRS102) but with knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS.

The Controller will liaise with Group reporting in the USA and other functional departments in UK (Tax, Treasury, Back/Middle Office Operations, Regulatory and Legal).

Provide assistance with the annual budget/forecasting as well as ad hoc reporting for Senior Management and the respective Boards.

Be a key liaison with the external auditors, managing the year-end audit and annual statutory filings that have to be completed to a strict deadline.

The aim is to ensure that the individual can make an important contribution to the continued development of the finance team, raising the bar in terms of quality, control and consistency.

The ideal candidate is a Qualified accountant, ideally with 5 years + post qualification experience in Financial Services and should be able to demonstrate:

• Prior experience in a legal entity control position.
• A control oriented coupled with excellent accounting, analytical and reporting skills.

This is a contract role paying between £300-500 per day dependant on experience - and could lead to Permanent for the right candidate.

Please send your CV asap as this is an urgent requirement.