Financial Controller

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller to undertake a highly focused project assignment within a complex, multi-entity organisation.

Rather than a traditional business-as-usual Financial Controller position, this role will concentrate on strengthening core financial processes, developing robust forecasting models and improving visibility across the balance sheet, intercompany accounting and group recharge arrangements. The successful candidate will be a technically strong, hands-on finance professional who enjoys building effective financial frameworks and delivering sustainable improvements within a changing environment.

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Farnborough – hybrid working, two days per week in the office

Salary: £30 - £35.00 per hour

Reference no: HT16117

Financial Controller – Benefits

• Hybrid working, with two days per week in the office
• Opportunity to deliver a significant finance transformation project
• Exposure to a complex, international and multi-entity environment
• Broader company benefits and employee discount programme

Financial Controller – About The Role

Reporting into the senior finance leadership team, the Financial Controller will take ownership of a number of critical finance improvement projects. A key priority will be to develop and implement a detailed cash-flow forecasting model from the ground up, providing the business with greater visibility over cash requirements, liquidity and future funding needs. The role will also involve reviewing the existing balance-sheet reconciliation process and establishing a clear, consistent and well-controlled reconciliation framework across the organisation. Further responsibilities will include:

• Building a robust and sustainable cash-flow forecasting model
• Developing reporting that provides clear visibility over cash, liquidity and working-capital movements
• Reviewing the existing balance-sheet reconciliation process
• Establishing a consistent balance-sheet reconciliation framework
• Improving the accuracy, ownership and review of balance-sheet accounts
• Reviewing and resolving historic or complex reconciling items
• Strengthening intercompany balance reconciliation processes
• Ensuring intercompany balances are accurately matched and settled
• Reviewing subsidiary and group recharge arrangements
• Developing clear and consistent processes for calculating, documenting and posting intercompany recharges
• Supporting month-end close and ensuring financial information is complete, accurate and delivered within agreed timescales
• Working across treasury, foreign exchange and multi-currency accounting
• Identifying control weaknesses and recommending practical improvements
• Documenting new processes and ensuring that improvements can be maintained following completion of the assignment
• Working closely with senior stakeholders, auditors and external advisers

The successful Financial Controller will have:

• A recognised accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience operating at Financial Controller level
• Strong experience of complex balance sheets and balance-sheet reconciliations
• Demonstrable experience of building or significantly improving cash-flow forecasting models
• A detailed understanding of intercompany accounting and balance reconciliation
• Experience of developing or reviewing group and subsidiary recharge processes
• Strong month-end, financial-control and statutory-accounting experience
• Exposure to treasury, foreign exchange and multi-currency environments
• Experience gained within a multi-entity, international or regulated organisation
• The ability to investigate complex accounting issues and implement practical solutions
• Strong Excel and financial-modelling capabilities

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