Job Description

You will assist the Finance Director (UK Reporting, Planning and Financial Control) in ensuring that strong financial control is exercised over the Company by ensuring compliance with Group and Company financial control procedures, as well as ensuring compliance with applicable financial reporting standards (IFRS and FRS 101).

Client Details

Large/global business based in Crawley.

Description

• Lead detailed financial analysis of key general ledger balance sheet accounts, assessing the recoverability and integrity of carrying values, identifying emerging risks, and providing clear explanations of significant movements and trends.
• Deliver robust analysis of key income statement accounts, investigating material variances, challenging underlying assumptions, and providing meaningful insight into financial performance.
• Drive the identification and resolution of accounting errors and misclassifications, working with finance teams to ensure the general ledger accurately reflects the underlying commercial activity.
• Review and challenge key financial reconciliations, including payroll, inter-company and other material balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciling items are appropriately investigated, resolved, and controlled.
• Ensure financial alignment across UK and international business units on key project balances, identifying inconsistencies and supporting accurate accounting for complex multi-unit projects.
• Develop and maintain Accounting Policy Documents in line with Group requirements and IFRS, translating complex technical accounting requirements into clear and practical guidance for the business.
• Communicate and embed financial policies, accounting requirements, and best-practice procedures across unit Financial Controllers, providing guidance and challenge where required.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on ad hoc reporting and finance projects, delivering analysis, interpretation, and practical guidance to unit finance teams and senior stakeholders.
• Support the end-to-end management of the UK external audit, coordinating deliverables, maintaining the audit timetable, managing information requests, and ensuring a high-quality, efficient audit process.
• Drive the implementation of financial control improvements arising from external audit activity, monitoring progress, and assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of actions implemented.
• Support the design and enhancement of the internal control environment, ensuring compliance with Group requirements through effective control development, testing, monitoring, and reporting.
• Identify and lead opportunities to leverage AI and automation within financial analysis and reporting, working collaboratively with UK in-house teams to develop and implement solutions that improve efficiency, insight, and the quality of financial decision-making.