We Do Group
Financial Controller
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Financial Controller - Design & Creative Services
London - Hybrid - Permanent - Hands On Finance Ownership
£85,000-£95,000 + discretionary bonus
Are you a Financial Controller who wants day to day ownership of Finance? Do you thrive in a project-based business where producing the reporting is only half the job, and the conversations behind the numbers are the other half?
We Do Group are hiring a Financial Controller for an international design business with studios across Europe and Asia. The business was recently acquired by a larger international group, and the UK finance function is now regarded as the strongest in that group - the intention is to use it as the model elsewhere.
This is a central role rather than a back office one. You will own reporting & FP&A for the group, run the consolidation, and be the finance face to project leads across the business.
Wish List
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA / CIMA) likely 5 years+ PQE
- Previous experience in a reporting ownership capacity
- Diplomatic and considered communicator - comfortable holding detailed monthly conversations with creative and non-finance teams
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The Role
- Own the month-end close and deliver accurate, timely management accounts across all entities, including consolidated reporting
- Own cash flow and billing forecasting including AR, WIP and working capital, as well as budget and reforecast cycles
- Manage multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and intercompany reconciliations
- Lead project accounting policy and controls, including WIP and revenue recognition
- Run the monthly project review with project leads - percentage complete, hours to come, contract values, and whether accrued income is genuinely recoverable
- Own the month-end timetable and balance sheet integrity across the group
- Improve reporting packs, KPIs and dashboards so studio and project leadership get clear, usable insight
- Lead the production of statutory accounts and act as first point of contact for external auditors
- Manage VAT, PAYE/NI and corporation tax compliance
- Own and develop the finance systems, including a recent NetSuite implementation - driving automation, data quality and a cleaner audit trail
- Develop the UK finance team and support finance colleagues across the international offices
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Your Profile
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Effective communicator - written & verbal
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel
- 5 years+ PQE in a Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager role
- Hands-on - happy to get into the detail
- NetSuite experience preferred, not essential
Salary & Benefits
- £85,000 - £95,000
- Discretionary bonus
- London based (4/1 split, moving to 3/2 in time)
- Private medical
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