Group Financial Controller

Head of Group PLC Reporting

Location: Remote-first, with occasional travel to London

Company: Physitrack Plc

Reports to: Matthew Poulter (Interim CFO)

Location: Fully remote. Ideally, but not essential, the candidate will be based in the UK as there will be occasional face to face meetings in London. Native or near-native level English is required for this role.

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000

Physitrack's Mission isto elevating the world's wellbeing with our groundbreaking digital healthcare and employee wellbeing tools. With customers spanning across 187 countries and a diverse team stationed in 14 different nations across four continents, we aim to revolutionize healthcare.

Key Responsibilities
As the Head of Group PLC Reporting, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and growth of the business by managing all aspects of group accounting, reporting, and financial controls. Key responsibilities include:

Financial Reporting:
Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements for a multinational group, ensuring accuracy and compliance with IFRS and external reporting obligations for the group, including listed company requirements.

Team Leadership:
Manage a team of two management accountants, as well as the relationships with outsourced accountants and service providers for subsidiary operations.

Budgeting & Forecasting:
Lead the Group-wide annual budgeting and long-term forecasting process, working closely with subsidiary heads to align on financial targets and objectives.

Treasury & Cash Management:
Monitor and manage cash flow, treasury operations, and banking relationships across multiple subsidiaries and currencies, ensuring efficient liquidity management and financial stability.Take full ownership of the monthly payment runs and oversee their execution.

Operational Finance:
Manage and execute the monthly payment runs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.Oversee treasury and cash management to maintain optimal liquidity and cash forecasting.Collaborate with subsidiary heads to improve operational efficiencies and maintain tight controls over payment processes.

Compliance & Tax:
Manage tax compliance (including corporation and VAT) across the group's UK and US entities, and ensure timely filings of all tax returns and statutory accounts in coordination with external accountants.

Audit Management:
Coordinate the external audit process, working with the group auditors (Mazars) to deliver accurate and timely financial results for the group.

Systems & Process Improvement:
Continuously review and enhance financial controls, processes, and systems (particularly NetSuite), to drive efficiency and scalability in financial reporting.

Financial System Management:
Take full ownership of the ERP system (NetSuite), along with other financial systems including accounts payable and payroll integrations. This role involves ensuring the efficient operation of these systems, driving improvements, and ensuring they meet the growing demands of the business

Ideal Candidate Profile

Multi-national Listed Company Experience: Proven experience working within a listed environment for a multinational, multi-subsidiary group, either within a group finance team or as an audit client. Hands-on involvement in the preparation of annual reports and staying up to date with reporting standards is essential.

Technical Skills: Familiarity with NetSuite or similar ERP systems is essential.

Can-Do Attitude: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment, with a proactive and hands-on approach, and resilience to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.

Growth Mindset: Eager to step up into a broader role, with strong problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.

This role is ideal for a recently qualified accountant with top 10 audit experience, withexposure toworking in a group finance function and looking to take the next step in their career into a broader finance role.

Please only apply if you qualified within a top 10 audit practice and have exposure to group financial reporting for a listed business (AIM / FTSE 250).

Qualifications required
Qualifications: ACA/ACCA-qualified accountant, ideally Top 10 audit trained, with a solid understanding and working knowledge of IFRS and multi-currency group consolidation.

Expectations After 90 Days in the Role
Month-End and Quarterly Reporting: Successfully manage the month-end reporting process and Q1 2025 reporting, including the preparation of consolidated accounting workings, financial statements, announcements, and market presentations.

Operational Finance Ownership: Take full ownership of the monthly payments cycle, including treasury operations and cash management, ensuring smooth and timely execution.

Process Improvements: Gain a deep understanding of the current accounting processes and offer actionable suggestions to enhance efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.

Compliance: Ensure tax filings and statutory accounts are up-to-date and compliant with regulatory requirements in the UK and US.

Team Collaboration: Build strong working relationships with the management accountants, subsidiary heads, and external service providers to ensure alignment and collaboration across financial operations.

Systems Optimisation: Evaluate the use of NetSuite and other financial systems, identifying opportunities for automation and process enhancements.

Audit Preparation: Lay the groundwork for a smooth and efficient audit process by ensuring financial records and documentation are audit-ready.

If you are interested and believe your skills and experience make you the ideal candidate for this role, please submit your CV for review. Physitrack PLC is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. All employment is decided on qualifications, merit, and business need.