Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Divisional Financial Controller will play a key part in the senior leadership team, offering financial leadership and guidance to this autonomous division.

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership

• Key member of the senior leadership team with autonomy to lead the UK finance function on a day to day basis.
• Leading and developing a growing team to be based in Leeds and in asset locations.

Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Oversight and governance over business reporting ensuring strong financial controls over expenditure, reporting, hedging, budgeting and cash management
• Working with Group finance to ensure alignment with group objectives and group reporting
• Developing and producing insightful management reporting
• Improving financial process and control
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS accounting standards and statutory reporting requirements
• Managing the annual external audit
• Overseeing the execution of tax strategy at UK level and tax compliance activities at asset-level
• Enhancement of existing finance processes, IT systems and procedures to ensure efficient integration of acquisitions and implementation of best practice are achieved.
• Managing cash and bank relationships and monitoring adherence to loan requirements.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Development of the UK group's Financial Planning & Analysis function, in order to provide robust, quality management and performance information to the business and influence strategic decision making
• Provide ad-hoc analysis to Management to inform decision making
• Lead the UK annual business planning and within year forecasting processes

Other

• Financial, process and systems integration of acquisitions
• Leading finance system strategy and implementation
• Assisting with financing and acquisition activities as required.
• Understanding and reporting financial and business risk

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will be ACA qualified, preferably with a Big 4 firm background and with a demonstrable track record in developing robust financial controls and effective leadership from within a complex high growth environment.

Experience:

• Blue chip, mid-sized group or high growth entity experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and tax.
• Trusted senior team member of finance leadership team.
• Evidence of experience in special projects. E.g. IT systems implementation and integrations.
• Knowledge of systems, SAP preferred.
• Strong leadership skills and able to manage at a distance.
• Sense of personal ownership, commitment and accountability.
• The ability to provide clear direction and inspire confidence with a view to delivering results and quick action.
• Team-oriented; excellent interpersonal skills and able to develop collaborative relationships at all levels in the organisation.
• Ability to balance delegation with being "hands on" and close to the business.
• Track record of building strong, adaptable, proactive teams.
• A history of developing talent and creating environments where employees develop their capacity to meet challenges in an increasing complex business context.
• A strong mentor, who is able to provide direction and coaching to more junior team members.

Personal Characteristics

• Good knowledge of finance team department operations.
• Diligent approach to process and controls.
• Able to self-direct and prioritise activities in the context of the business.
• Positive outlook with a simple, open communication style.
• Instinct to continuously improve and drive change
• Able to act as a strong internal diplomat and create effective relationships at Divisional and Corporate level.
• A self-motivated individual thriving in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.