Group Financial Controller (plc)

Blair West are supporting a listed North East based business with the appointment of a Group Financial Controller. Reporting into an experienced CFO, the successful candidate will lead a small team playing a key role as the group scales to record revenues.

The incoming Group Financial Controller will be suitably ambitious, ideally with listed / corporate accounting experience, with strong technical skills across IFRS and a successful career to date. 

The opportunity:

• Lead a small finance team with day-to-day responsibility for the finance function. 
• Ownership of the consolidated group accounts and legal entity management.
• Drive the annual business plan process and monthly business re-forecast. 
• Monthly overhead cost review ensuring effective cost management. 
• Balance sheet control and working capital management. 
• Business case investment appraisals. 
• Treasury management. 
• Lead on year-end audit, preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and subsidiaries prepared under full IFRS. 
• Tax compliance and preparation of tax computations. 
• Input into improvement of Group’s controls and business processes ensuring integrity, accuracy and transparency of the systems. 
• Continuous improvement pf financial processes driving automation and streamlining of business processes. 
• Provide support to the CFO on various ad-hoc projects. 

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• A qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA with suitable PQE. 
• Strong technical skills and IFRS knowledge.  
• Ambitious, willing to take ownership and solve problems. 
• Flexible approach to support business requirements. 
• Strong communication skills to liaise with other departments and external stakeholders. 
• Organised with an attention to detail. 
• Good IT skills. 

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• Competitive salary.  
• Participation in bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave.  
• Matched pension scheme.  
• Employee assistance programme.  
• Flexible hybrid working with the expectation to be in the North East Office > 60% of the week. 

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.