Financial ControllerFinancial Controller - City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom - Brimstone Consulting

Description

European Financial Controller


Location:
Hybrid London

Travel not required
Skills / Qualifications

Certified Chartered Accountant (or equivalent accountancy qualification)
Leadership and managing large teams (teams of 20+, ability to manage teams spread across various locations)
Financial Control is particularly important, this role is not suitable for general finance directors, or CFO profiles)
IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP and related experience
Experience working in blue chip organisations (preferably global companies)
Strong experience in accounting controls and financial processes (within a global company)
Strong general accounting experience including Stateside & Local UK GAAP and IFRS
Strong knowledge of Internal Controls and SOX regulations
Strong experience with accounting & finance systems/software applications
Solutions orientated and ability to drive results
Strong project management skills
Strong analytical and finance skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
Uses analytical and leadership skills to achieve goals
Effective leadership with relationship development skills
Market and industry knowledge with strong presentation skills (payment providers)
Challenge and improve processes
Desirable
Qualification within Big 4
Overview
Ensuring the integrity of the financial reporting and controls and providing advisory support to the business teams across a number of areas, including: accounting & controls, deal structures and terms, and M&A
Position
Responsible for ensuring that strong controls are in place and are functioning as expected. Develop continual process improvement. Facilitate the advancement of finance to better meet the needs of our business teams
Responsibilities

Ensure integrity and accuracy of financials. Ensuring company compliance with external and corporate accounting requirements
Lead financial decisions related to business transactions, including: M&A and investments by providing accounting/regulatory advice and by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures
Provides guidance on highly complex and emerging issues and prepares technical accounting memorandums in response. Consults with Corporate Accounting as appropriate

Ensures a strong control environment by establishing, monitoring and enforcing operational and SOX controls based on corporate guidelines and general governance standards.

Both support and challenge managers to identify areas where controls can be strengthened
Leads M&A due diligence and integration from an accounting & control perspective
Drives continual process improvement agenda
Ensures ongoing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports and advising management on needed actions
Manages multiple teams, providing support and guidance and ensuring cohesive teamwork throughout
#financialcontrollerjobs, #financialaccountantjobs, #paymentproviderjobs

About Brimstone Consulting:

We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in the following areas: Forensic Accounting & Fraud - (AML/CTF, Investigation, CFE's etc.); Legal and LegalTech (E-Discovery, Digital Forensics, EDRM); Big Data and Data Analytics- (MI/BI/CI); InfoSec and Cyber Crime; Audit; Accountancy and Finance; FinTech (Payments etc.); Risk - (Credit, Regulatory, Liquidity, Market, Analysts-SAS, SPSS etc.); Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT- (full SDLC- BA's PM's , Architects, Developers etc.)

;

Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.

Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients' specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include dropbox.
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European Financial Controller


Location:
Hybrid London

Travel not required
Skills / Qualifications
Certified Chartered Accountant (or equivalent accountancy qualification)Leadership and managing large teams (ability to manage teams spread across various locations)Financial Control is particularly important, this role is not suitable for general finance directors, or CFO profiles)IFRS, US GAAP, UK GAAP and related experienceExperience working in blue chip organisations (preferably global companies)Strong experience in accounting controls and financial processes (within a global company)Strong general accounting experience including Stateside & Local UK GAAP and IFRSStrong knowledge of Internal Controls and SOX regulationsStrong experience with accounting & finance systems/software applicationsSolutions orientated and ability to drive resultsStrong project management skillsStrong analytical and finance skillsStrong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)Uses analytical and leadership skills to achieve goalsEffective leadership with relationship development skillsMarket and industry knowledge with strong presentation skills (payment providers)Challenge and improve processes
Desirable
Qualification within Big 4
Overview
Ensuring the integrity of the financial reporting and controls and providing advisory support to the business teams across a number of areas, including: accounting & controls, deal structures and terms, and M&A
Role
Responsible for ensuring that strong controls are in place and are functioning as expected. Develop continual process improvement. Facilitate the advancement of finance to better meet the needs of our business teams
Responsibilities
Ensure integrity and accuracy of financials.

Ensuring company compliance with external and corporate accounting requirementsLead financial decisions related to business transactions, including:

M&A and investments by providing accounting/regulatory advice and by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and proceduresProvides guidance on highly complex and emerging issues and prepares technical accounting memorandums in response.

Consults with Corporate Accounting as appropriateEnsures a strong control environment by establishing, monitoring and enforcing operational and SOX controls based on corporate guidelines and general governance standards.

Both support and challenge managers to identify areas where controls can be strengthenedLeads M&A due diligence and integration from an accounting & control perspectiveDrives continual process improvement agendaEnsures ongoing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports and advising management on needed actionsManages multiple teams, providing support and guidance and ensuring cohesive teamwork throughout
#financialcontrollerjobs, #financialaccountantjobs, #paymentproviderjobs

About Brimstone Consulting:

We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in the following areas: Forensic Accounting & Fraud - (AML/CTF, Investigation, CFE's etc.); Legal and LegalTech (E-Discovery, Digital Forensics, EDRM); Big Data and Data Analytics- (MI/BI/CI); InfoSec and Cyber Crime; Audit; Accountancy and Finance; FinTech (Payments etc.); Risk - (Credit, Regulatory, Liquidity, Market, Analysts-SAS, SPSS etc.); Compliance/Corporate Governance; IT- (full SDLC- BA's PM's , Architects, Developers etc.)

;

Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.

Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients' specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include dropbox.
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