Financial Controller

Financial Controller - Rapidly growing international recruitment services business

ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified

£75,000 - £90,000 (depending on experience plus excellent benefits and bonus)

Based: West London

Financial Controller - About the business

An innovative, emerging. international recruitment services business who are a leader in their specialist field are now in search of an ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified Financial Controller to help manage the day to day activities of the finance team and to help strategically guide the business through a period of accelerated international growth.

Financial Controller - About the role

As part of Senior Management and reporting into the CFO, you will ensure the finance team provides timely and accurate financial information covering all areas of the recruitment business. Duties will include:

• Manage all day to day accounting operations
• Ownership of the month end reporting process
• Develop appropriate financial controls and improve financial processes across the business
• Provide timely and accurate internal and external reporting
• Provide accurate forecasting and budgeting, highlighting variances
• Business partnering with all parts of the company
• Ensure statutory requirements are met for all UK and international territories
• Treasury management
• Ad hoc strategic project work
• Develop strong relationships across the whole business to enable more accurate reporting
• Manage and lead the finance team

Financial Controller - Candidate requirements:

• Degree educated, ideally with an ACA / ACCA / CIMA accounting qualification
• 5-10 years of proven finance experience outside of practice with at least 3+ years in a management role
• Previous experience in the recruitment, legal or human capital services sectors essential
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations, accounting principles and financial analysis techniques.
• International exposure (US especially) is highly advantageous
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop sound working relationships with all levels of staff
• Advanced Excel skills
• Willing to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Financial Controller - Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Bonus

This is a truly outstanding role at an exciting time in the company's growth. The Financial Controller role is a key position within the business allowing the individual to implement and influence change and provides excellent longer term career prospects.