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Group Financial Controller

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Full Time

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- Are you looking for a role where you can lead an international finance operations team?
- Do you have a passion for finance and possess strong technical accounting knowledge?
- How would you like to join a rapidly growing dynamic business that puts their people first?

As a successful high growth technology led media business, operating across multiple countries we are looking to build out our finance function in our Jersey HQ.

Our mission is to help people make smart choices online. With the complex environment online products bring we have a unique, exciting and challenging opportunity for you to really apply your skill and knowledge to. This is not your average Group Financial Controller role.

Our unique culture and mindset have allowed us to achieve unprecedented growth, expanding into new markets and industries every year. We are driven by challenge and our best successes have come from our constantly changing landscape, which is where you come in!

As Group Financial Controller, you will lead our international finance operations team and facilitate the growth within the group. This will be a key role for the business and an amazing opportunity to enhance your finance skills on a global scale.

Responsibilities:

Day to day management of the group financial operations.
Working hand in hand with the FP&A/Commercial Finance Team to ensure the timely and accurate reporting of monthly consolidated management accounts.
Development and monitoring of financial control framework across the Group.
Working with our tax advisors to ensure compliant group and local reporting and efficient corporate structuring.
You will drive continuous improvement of our finance systems, data, processes, policies and controls.
Responsible for all financial statutory reporting in all reporting jurisdictions. Introducing and implementing IFRS.
Manage the entire group audit process, from selection of auditors, through to preparation and execution.
Take ownership of the groups banking, treasury and FX requirements.
Support our M&A team on financial DD and post acquisition onboarding of new companies.
Coaching and skills development of an internationally dispersed team. This role will initially have two direct reports, with close collaboration with finance business partners across the group. With the remit to hire into the team to support future growth.

Requirements:

An ACA/ICAS/ACCA qualified accountant with 6+ years’ PQE
Practice-based training and have held at least one role in industry ideally at a Controller level managing international group accounting teams and corporate tax management.
The ability to perform in a high growth and dynamic environment with experience in technology scale-ups and/or gaming industry.
You’ll need strong technical accounting knowledge and be a confident communicator who is able to clearly and simply convey complex accounting treatments to senior non-financial Consolidation experience including treatment of FX across a multi-currency consolidation, complex accounting eliminations, understanding of different chart of accounts in same Group, and experience of adding new entities.

Benefits:

Alongside our competitive salaries, 5% pension contribution and 25 days annual leave we have something truly special in place to support your growth and recognise your talent:

Annual discretionary bonus linked to business and personal performance
Long term incentive plan to share in the growth of our business
Choose your weapon to suit your skills (Windows or Mac)
Own your career growth with our Growth Maps framework
Be encouraged to stretch yourself to reach your true potential
Get £1,000 development budget
Flexible working to suit you
Join us for a weeklong annual company retreat
Never work on your birthday again – you’ll get your birthday off in addition to other leave!
Recharge your batteries between Christmas & New Year (our offices are closed)
Paid sabbatical when you hit milestones
Regular team lunches, socials, drinks fridge, healthy snack cupboard to get you through the day
Get kitted out with some great company merchandise