Group Financial Controller

Group Financial Controller 

Location: Wakefield 

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

Elevation Senior Finance is currently working exclusively with Prism Medical who due to high growth are looking to recruit a Group Financial Controller based in Wakefield. 

Reporting to the Group Finance Director you will take responsibility for the management of consolidated financial reporting, production of MI/KPI analysis across the Group, Working Capital and improvement initiative reporting, central treasury, corporate inventory reporting and management of the audit, financial statements process and tax computation preparation.

Prism is a fast-paced, high growth, Private equity owned Group in the Healthcare sector. With recent growth and ambitions for this to continue have combined with the evolution of the structure of the finance team to create this new Group Financial Controller role.

This is a fantastic, varied role which is ideally suited for someone practice trained looking to take the next step in their career.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Management of the monthly reporting cycle - ensuring a smooth and efficient reporting process for individual business areas and for the Group’s consolidated results
• Review and oversight of submissions from divisional reporting entities across the Group along with specific responsibility and ownership of the Group consolidation model including acquisition accounting
• Financial analysis of the Group’s performance against budget and rolling forecasts Delivering enhanced KPI reporting across the Group
• Management of the accounting process for several central Group companies
• Manage the audit process in conjunction with the divisional finance teams to ensure the Group and other entity statutory accounts are completed on time to a high standard
• Act as an in-house accounting technical support contact for the divisional finance teams
• Day to day operations of Group financing arrangements and banking
• Management and coordination of the Group’s cash & liquidity, including ownership of the Group’s cash forecast
• Supporting divisional projects on an ad hoc basis
• VAT reporting for part of the UK Group

The successful Group Financial Controller will need to be able to demonstrate the following skills and experiences:

• ACA, (preferred) ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Strong technical accounting skill with consolidation experience
• An ambitious team player with a great work ethic
• Excellent communication skills
• A proven leader and influencer
• Self-motivated with an inquisitive and curious mind
• Commercially minded with a keen eye for detail
• Rigorous approach to delivering to deadlines
• Hands-on and willingness to learn about all areas of the business in a fast-paced P/E environment

Elevation Accountancy & Finance is a specialist division of Elevation Recruitment focusing on the recruitment of talented Accountancy and Finance professionals across all levels, from Ledger Clerks to Financial Directors in Yorkshire and surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.