The Opportunity:
Finatal is working with a transformational IT services firm. Empowering their clients to create sustainable value through effective use of technology, they have a proven track record of success in delivering comprehensive IT services in partnership with leading global software and hardware developers.
With £100m t/o and £25m EBITDA currently, they are operating on about 50% recurring revenue. Backed by leading institutional investors, they are expanding internationally through a dynamic buy-and-build strategy.
This role will be responsible for the management and oversight of the Group Financial Control function. The role will sit across the 3 key focus areas of internal reporting, external reporting as well as developing and maintaining a strong control environment.
This role reports to the Finance Director, working closely together, and alongside the FP&A team as well as P&L owners to analyse business results, assess business performance, develop KPIs and communicate key plans and results to stakeholders.
This role will include significant exposure to the C-suite of execs.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and consolidate the group’s monthly and annual financial statements and reports in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, regulations, and policies.
- Responsible for all internal financial reporting on a monthly basis in accordance with the agreed timetable.
- Responsible for financial reporting to ultimate parent group.
- Manage the delivery of the Board pack presentation including writing analytical commentary and providing insight.
- Work closely with the Director of Finance Transformation to improve reporting efficiencies and accuracy and ultimately reduce days to report.
- Oversee and supervise the group’s internal and external audit activities, ensuring compliance with the audit standards, requirements, and recommendations.
- Oversee and manage the compilation of the groups statutory accounts ensuring filing within appropriate deadlines.
- Manage and optimize the group’s tax affairs, ensuring compliance with the tax laws and regulations, and minimizing the group’s tax liabilities.
- Responsibility for annual Corporate Tax Filings, R&D claims and quarterly payments on account and overall Corporate Tax Compliance.
- Establish and maintain effective internal controls and financial policies and procedures for the group, ensuring adherence to the group’s governance and risk management frameworks.
- Lead and develop the group’s finance team, ensuring adequate staffing, training, and performance management.
- Business partnering and P&L review with heads of departments.
Requirements:
- ACA qualification.
- Audit background.
- A strong technical skillset is crucial, with experience consolidating multiple entities.
- Previous experience in a private equity- backed business is preferable.
- This hire will have lots of engagement with the C-suite, thus confidence in presentation, decision-making, and business partnering is important.
- The business is highly acquisitive and has a strong pipeline of M&A activity – experience in a scaling buy-and-build is ideal.
- People management experience is preferred.
- Experience with Business Central is ideal, with Sage, Xero and Cognos also useful skillsets.
