Head Of Financial Reporting & Control

Head Of Financial Reporting & Control
Leicester
Full Time, Permanent
Salary - Negotiable
Benefits include: Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, 5% Pension, Hybrid Working & more.

SF Recruitment are working on an exclusive basis with a market-leading business in Leicester. Our PE Backed client is searching for a Head Of Financial Reporting & Control to report directly to the Group Finance Director. The ideal candidate will be a strong technical accountant with advanced Excel skills, including Power Queries & Cube Functions. You will be responsible for the upkeep & continuous improvement of the Financial Reporting Models.

Duties of the Head Of Financial Reporting & Control include:

1. Maintenance of the finance reporting models
2. Drive process efficiencies in reporting ensuring implementation and adherence to appropriate controls
3. Implementing reporting efficiencies building in interface opportunities with SAP
4. Regular running of Excel financial reporting models integral in both month-end and weekly reporting
5. External reporting including drafting of Board Pack and management reporting to lenders, investors, or key external stakeholders
6. Responsible for coordinating and driving the monthly Balance sheet reviews with all stakeholders across the business
7. Management of month-end timetable and all stakeholders involved in this
8. Manage and co-ordinate the year-end audit, being the key contact for audit and tax deliverables
9. Comfortable liaising with key external parties e.g. auditors and tax ensuring smooth relationship collaboration
10. Provision of data and information to aid the year-end statutory accounts preparation
11. Ownership of regular reporting e.g. ONS, HMRC returns etc.
12. Support the CFO and Finance Directors where required
13. Budgeting and forecasting model control, ensuring integrity of data and robustness of models
14. Ad hoc reporting requirements

Skills

1. Advanced Excel essential - to power query level
2. SAP experience desirable
3. Forecasting and modelling experience in Excel essential
4. Excellent time management and process improvement skills
5. Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
6. Good team collaboration as you will be an integral member of the SMT in Finance