Financial Controller - London, United Kingdom - DG Partnership Ltd

DG Partnership Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Financial Controller - £50,000 to £55,000 per annum + Benefits -UK / Hybrid /Remote /International travel

The Role
Are you looking for the next exciting career opportunity? Do you possess excellent knowledge of computerised accounting packages, coupled with the ability to collect, summarise and analyse data? If so, we are looking for you

Due to global business expansion, FIDIC wishes to strengthen its corporate and operational capabilities under the direction of a newly created Financial Controller position.

This is a full-time, permanent position with a flexible work schedule and the option to work from home. You will work within a time zone consistency of (GMT +1), with our headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Occasional travel and work as part of the largerFIDIC Group will be required.

The closing date is the 7th March 2023.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of a Financial Controllerinclude, but are not limited to:

Responsible for the planning and implementation of all finance and commercial activities.
Responsible for budget planning / control and interface with chief executive, finance committee and senior management team.
Advise the chief executive and the senior management team on budgeting control and the financial aspects of the FIDIC business plan.
Prepare annual account reports, working in collaboration with external auditors.
Responsible for and coordinate subscription billings and payment collection in relation to FIDIC members and affiliates with FIDIC's membership team.
Oversee the entire cost management accounts including account payable, account receivable and bank reconciliation.
Responsible for VAT and financial compliance matters.
Responsible for cash flow and fixed deposit management.
Manage purchase ledger, credit control and general financial entry into the enterprise system.
Plan and manage the sales ledgers and cash collection on all FIDIC activities.
Produce annual accounts and to manage interface with external auditors.
Responsible for salary and payroll, pension, insurance and employment records.
Maintain good accounting filing systems both hard copy and electronic records.

The Company
FIDIC is the umbrella body representing the business interest of the global consulting engineering industry.

Its membership consisted of over 100 Membership Association (MAs) countries with Membership, representing over 1.1 million professionally qualifiedengineering and consultancy professionals.

The Person
The key skills and qualities of a Financial Controllerare:

Professional Accounting Qualifications with working and operational knowledge of accounting software such as Sage Line 50, Enterprise System.
At least 5 years' experience of working in a similar finance role.
Experience or knowledge of the professional services and construction industry would be beneficial but not essential.
Skilled in credit control, purchase ledger management and general accounting support.
Good interpersonal and communication skills (including strong written English and possibly French) and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of operational staff.
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to support the senior management team in the planning and implementation of the budgeting system.
Ability to develop and present financial data to stakeholders.
Excellent IT skills including the use of Microsoft packages and CRM system.
Strong people and project management and team building skills.