Group Financial Controller

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Base pay range

Location: Manchester

Salary: Up to £90,000

Associate Director | Placing senior financial talent into PE situations

Axon Moore are currently partnered with a leading retail and e-commerce business in sourcing a high calibre Group Financial Controller. You will be reporting directly into the industry recognised CFO and have oversight of a large finance team whilst running the day to day finance. Alongside, you will be partnering with the rest of the executive team to drive strategy and to implement effective controls in line with business growth.

The role:

• Responsible for the full day-to-day operations for the finance function
• Recruit, manage and develop a team to evolve and become a 1st in class Finance department
• Responsibility for all financial & year end statutory requirements
• Oversee the production of accurate and timely annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and weekly cash flow forecasts
• Ensure compliance with tax requirements across VAT, PAYE, CT and other areas and work with external advisors to minimise/optimise the burden for the business
• Assist in managing external relationships and associated internal processes
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining compliance framework, conducting weekly review
• Ongoing pro-active management of overheads in the business to drive down costs in all areas
• Challenge and improve existing controls and processes in the finance team and wider business taking full ownership for the internal control environment
• Contribute to commercial decision making and assist CFO in setting strategy for the team and wider business
• Management, review and sign off of all outgoings in the business ensuring rigorous checks are done
• Project management of key strategic initiatives and systems development (from evaluation, through testing and implementation to live use)
• Assist in management and maximisation of treasury returns
• Ability to deputise for CFO when required
• Any other duties as reasonably required

The individual:

• Fully qualified accountant
• Be resilient by nature, adaptable to change, passionate with a real desire to succeed
• Be able to credibly communicate effectively at all levels internally and externally
• Demonstratable leadership credentials, someone who can find solutions and lead the team accordingly
• Ability to present accurate financial data in a concise manner and has good attention to detail
• Deliver to deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Retail