Assistant Financial Controller

Team Management:

• Conduct regular 1-2-1 meetings and annual reviews with direct reports.
• Ensure adequate coverage for payroll and credit control at all critical times.
• Oversee the credit control function, ensuring accurate and timely reporting. Attend bi-weekly meetings with Group to explain any credit control issues and keep the Financial Controller informed.

Balance Sheet Management:

• Maintain full ownership of the Balance Sheet, ensuring its accuracy and integrity.
• Reconcile and review all balance sheets monthly, correcting any errors and notifying the Financial Controller.
• Perform quarterly balance sheet reviews with the Financial Controller.

Journal Management:

• Oversee the posting of monthly journals for tax, payroll, provisions, etc.
• Review and approve all journals raised by the team on a monthly basis.

Right of Use Assets:

• Manage the Right of Use Assets under IFRS16, ensuring compliance with standards and monthly reconciliations.

Non-Trading Entities:

• Oversee the management of non-trading UK entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of monthly accounts with appropriate backup for all financial elements.
• Maintain and update secretarial information with Companies and Group; ensure timely filing and payment of company returns.

Policies, Statutory Returns, Audits, and Tax:

• Prepare quarterly VAT, PPT, and EPR returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Lead the preparation of corporation tax computations and statutory accounts, liaising with Group auditors and tax advisors.
• Ensure all internal and external reporting requirements are met accurately and on time.
• Maintain and update all Finance policies and processes, ensuring they are documented, accurate, and revised as necessary.
• Oversee all tax-related matters, coordinating with UK&I Tax Control.
• Ensure prompt resolution and communication of audit actions to the Financial Controller.
• Identify, correct, and document root causes of errors to prevent recurrence.

Payroll:

• Prepare monthly payroll, post relevant journals, and manage disbursement payments.
• Ensure timely completion of annual payroll submissions (P11Ds, PSA, etc.).
• Conduct headcount and payroll reporting and analysis.

Budget Management:

• Assist in the preparation and management of the annual budget.

Pension Administration:

• Oversee pension scheme administration, including accounting, payments, reporting, and DB pension liability valuation.
• Reconcile all pension-related balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and submit expense reports to ISIO on a monthly basis.

Cash Management:

• Develop robust and accurate processes for cash management, extending cash flow forecasts to 13 weeks and improving currency forecasting.
• Conduct Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) reviews to ensure proper financial direction.

Expense Management:

• Review all expenses for VAT corrections and proper documentation. Collaborate with employees to enhance input and accuracy.

Reporting:

• Develop and maintain accurate and informative financial reports to monitor key metrics.
• Support efforts to maintain a clean debtors and creditors ledger.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Serve as a central point of contact between Finance and the wider business, driving excellence, communication, process improvements, and troubleshooting.

Essential Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Excel.
• Foundational training in accounting.
• Extensive understanding of tax and cash management practices.
• Proven management experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, balancing multiple responsibilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to mentor and develop team members.
• Ability to adapt to change and manage diverse teams effectively.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Demonstrate resilience, competence, and a genuine passion for your work and team.
• Adapt to a busy role in an open-plan office, handling multiple responsibilities throughout the day.
• Manage a team with diverse experience levels, from experienced members to newer employees requiring guidance and development.
• Work collaboratively in a friendly and supportive environment that values mutual respect and professionalism.
• Occasionally work late when necessary, though this is not a regular expectation.
• Enjoy a flexible working arrangement, with hybrid options (2 days from home per week) and adaptable hours within a defined framework.
• Access support and resources as needed to succeed in your role.