Financial Controller

The company

Rapidly expanding company enjoying year on year growth in the R&D sector.

About the role

This interim FC role will report to the Head of Finance and will play an important role in managing business performance, ensuring financial control and integrity, and delivering on financial reporting requirements. You will also be responsible for driving process improvement and operational performance by challenging the status quo and identifying and executing on opportunities for greater efficiency and quality of management information, budgeting and forecasting processes, and maintaining a high performance culture.

Duties

• Preparation of the annual group budget and quarterly forecasts
• Leading the management reporting process
• Providing analysis of commercial information and advising key operational staff to drive performance
• Ensuring compliance with all external reporting, governance and tax obligations
• Maintaining strong financial controls and mitigating financial and operational risk
• Providing analytical support to the strategic planning process
• Attend Board Finance and lead Audit & Risk Committees
• Ad hoc duties as directed

Skills and Experience

You are a ACA/CA qualified finance professional with a strong track record in driving financial performance and ensuring strong controls and efficient processes in a large complex corporate environment. You are a commercial and strategic thinker, who is proactive in monitoring trends and identifying opportunities, developing and executing plans to maximise financial performance and ensure ongoing improvement of processes and enhancing operational efficiency.


Benefits

• Strong organisational reputation with sound financial position
• Collaborative and high performing yet flexible working environment