Assistant Financial Controller - Robert Half : Job Details

Robert Half has partnered with a global retail business in its search an Assistant Financial Controller to join its rapidly expanding finance team based in Blackburn. You will be responsible for managing and leading a team in delivering month end, year-end audit with a strong focus on continuous improvement around internal controls.

This role is best suited to an experienced financial controller who has a strong background in leading and developing a finance team with a proven track record of implementing processes resulting in efficiencies.

You would be relied upon to be a source of knowledge and expertise within the Finance team and be expected to guide the development of non-qualified and qualified colleagues alike.

In addition, you will be responsible for the following;Supports accounting management, particularly the financial controller

• Assists in formulating internal controls, ensure compliance with regulations and accounting guidelines
• Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements
• Planning and management of audit. Ownership of key deliverables
• Deliver group and operational support on key requirements and initiatives
• Provide leadership to the FSS team in the entity structure
• Enable and Unlock - Implement the structure
• Process management
• Current internal controls: SBS/Journals/Pack/Tracker
• Preparation of local stat pack and process management
• Cash to Revenue, impairment, SAP vs BI, fuel analysis, BAU commercial BP, supervisory board, annual requests, balance sheet quality, cashflow

To be considered for this role, you will have the following;

• Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA and CIMA) financial controller with a strong background managing a team
• Ideally you will have knowledge of German GAAP
• Experience in year end audit and month end clos
• Comprehensive understanding of IFRS16 accounting treatment
• Experience of business partnering, financial reporting and commercial analysis desirable
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment, to multitask, to get into detail where needed and to meet deadlines on a timely basis

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