Interim Financial Controller

Description:

Sewell Wallis is exclusively working with an established market-leading business, currently undergoing a period of transformation, to secure an Interim Financial Controller for a 6-month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified, experienced Financial Controller to step into a broad and commercially focused finance leadership role. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the group, you will lead management and statutory reporting, consolidations, forecasting, treasury management and drive best practice and continuous improvement across the finance function.

Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, you'll be expected to attend the office 3 days a week, with 2 days working from home.

What will you be doing?

Manage the day-to-day accounting and reporting responsibilities of the finance function including financial & management accounting.
Preparation of accurate and timely Group Management Accounts in line with Group reporting timescales, including Balance Sheet reconciliations.
Preparation of Group consolidation and monthly Board Packs included trading commentary.
Preparation of Group Statutory Financial Statements together with associated notes and strategic & management Reports.
Develop and maintain effective Group financial processes, systems, and controls.
Liaise with external auditors to manage and complete annual financial audit.
Line management of the Management Accounting and Order to Cash team.
Liaise with other external stakeholders such as HMRC, Companies House, Finance providers to provide relevant reporting and management information as necessary.
Maintain and develop the Group forecasting and funding model to support key sensitivity analysis and budget setting with Business Unit Managers.
Treasury management including weekly cashflow forecasting and working capital requirements.
Finance Business Partner to Group entities supporting commercial decision making where necessary to aid business decisions. What skills are we looking for?

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA Equivalent) with significant post qualification experience.
Strong internal controls and process knowledge.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience working within a business with multiple entities (consolidation experience).
Confident putting together statutory financial statements.What's on offer?

A competitive salary of £65,000
Immediate start
6 month contract, with potential for extension
Free on-site parking
25 days of annual leave with your birthday off.
Flexible working hours, office open from 6:30am.Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions