The Financial Controller is a senior, controls-focused role sitting at the heart of the divisional finance function. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will own financial controlling for the Group’s Technology business – delivering a clean, timely month-end close and a well-controlled balance sheet
You will also oversee a global, functional P&L and have significant interaction with the Group Finance Team (also located in Birmingham)
You will coordinate the locally required statutory, tax and VAT work through a Netherlands finance lead and an external Dutch accountancy firm. This is a controls-first role but will also require supporting ad-hoc work initiatives, as well as some FP&A activities as required
Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for both Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations. Be a key point of contact to the Group team regarding Prophix (FP&A tool) upload and reconciliation
Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations, review, provisioning and a robust controls framework
Prepare consolidation inputs and manage group-GAAP / IFRS alignment and intercompany balances
Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable with a focus on cash balances. Work collaboratively with the Birmingham Shared Services team, ensuring appropriate controls are in place over all transactions
Coordinate the externally-prepared Dutch statutory accounts (Dutch GAAP) and KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) filing with the external accountancy firm
Coordinate corporation tax (Vpb) and support transfer-pricing requirements with the external firm
Own the statutory audit relationship and review locally-prepared VAT (BTW) and ICP (intra community transactions) submissions
Ensure the statutory calendar is met in full, supporting the Netherlands finance lead
Lead the production of month and year-end results for both Dutch entities, including management analysis highlighting variances, trends and impacts on the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts
Prepare the budget, forecast, monthly variance analysis and management commentary, and produce board and management reporting packs
Develop financial models and analysis to guide planning and decision-making, defining KPIs and dashboards that support data-driven decisions
Partner with local Sales and operations, providing guidance to both finance and non-finance staff to enhance financial acumen across the business
Line-manage accounting teams in the Netherlands and UK, providing day-to-day guidance, development support and performance oversight
Provide guidance on the use of financial systems, ensuring the integrity of the data held within them
Champion the adoption of new financial processes and systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy and insight, acting as a change agent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Drive close automation and support the transition of transactional processing into the Shared Services Centre
Other ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required in line with the remit of the role
Benefits
Work from home
25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays
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Welcome Packs
Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and credibility across all levels of an organisationPositive can-do attitude and strong communicatorFully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a financial control or similar roleProficiency in financial systems and tools, with a preference for candidates with experience in Sage Intacct or similar platforms, including close automation and controlsProven financial controller experience, ideally across multiple or international entitiesExcellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholdersStrong technical grounding in month-end close, balance-sheet control, consolidation and foreign-entity reportingStrong MS Excel skillsDesirable (but not essential): SaaS / subscription based / recurring-revenue (ARR) experience, awareness of Dutch GAAP and Dutch tax/ VAT (not essential), and experience of shared-services or finance centralisationStrong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insightsSomeone who enjoys collaboration with global teams
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