Financial Controller - Europe and Africa

I am currently working with a Global Client looking to recruit a Financial Controller - Europe and Africa. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation at an exciting time of growth and development. The role will be based out of Manchester .

The successful candidate will be responsible for multiple financial aspects for the Europe & Africa region, covering 15 countries, along with business partnering with the Regional Senior Vice President.

Responsibilities include but not limited to;

• Maintaining and expanding Banking relationships
• Local statutory audit and tax compliance
• Indirect management of department heads in the shared service centre
• Analysing business and market risks to support the Regional Senior Vice President in business decisions.

The Financial Controller will also be responsible for the monthly actual financials and developing, interpreting and implementing financial planning, reporting, budget and control for the business unit to enhance governance, cost control and financial performance analysis against budget and quarterly reforecasts

Key Accountabilities for the role will include;

• Develop trustworthy relationship with the Vice President to drive financial management and continuously improve finance processes.
• Responsibility for annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts ensuring all inputs are complete to timetable
• Organise local statutory accounts production by Management Accounts team, ensuring local audits completed within associated reporting deadlines incorporating management of tax deadlines are met.
• Manage the Management Accounts team’s month end reporting to ensure all key financial metrics are reviewed, reported and amended within working deadlines and ensuring Regional Senior Vice President has approved final numbers. This includes frequent review of trial balances, general ledger activity and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare variance analysis and recommendations on monthly financial figures from Country P&L’s compared to budget and last year and issue reports as required by the management
• Analyse financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry and economic conditions to enable strategic and key business decisions.
• Evaluate new business proposals with complete analysis of economic impact on business, including cash flow requirements
• Coordinate with Regional Treasury manager to ensure short-term cashflows are reviewed and tie in with P&L forecasts and front-end business expectations
• Complete ownership of the region’s legal entities, ensuring full control of the P&L, managing balance sheet risks and opportunities, intercompany trade reconciliations and actioning changes to ensuring a continuous state of audit-ready management accounts
• Provide Internal Control and ensure compliance with all Group Policies and Procedures
• Instigate and participate in all process improvement initiatives related to the Region
• Participate in relevant projects and Group activities (such as coordinating Group Audit requirements) as and when needed.

To be considered for this role you will need to be fully qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA / CPA or CFA and be minimum of 5 years post qualified. You will need working knowledge of IFRS and ability to handle decision making regarding audit and tax queries, be an effective communicator who is articulate, professional and confident at all times, both with finance and non-finance colleagues and be confident in challenging existing processes and holding colleagues to standards set out by Senior Management.

This is a hybrid working role where you will be required to be in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an FC to make the step into a Global role – there is a clear succession path for this position and with the growth of the business at the moment there will be many opportunities for the right person.

To apply for this role please send your CV to joanne@sfrecruitment.com