Group Financial Controller

Sewell Wallis are working exclusively with a growing business in Leeds who are currently recruiting for a Group Financial Controller to join their UK Head Office team. Working closely with the Group Finance Director and wider teams, you will be responsible the monthly and yearly financial reporting and forecasting. What will you be doing? Overseeing the day to day accounting and reporting responsibilities of the finance function including management and financial accounting. Business partnering the Group entities, supporting commercial decisions. Preparing group statutory financial statements. Liaising with the external auditors to manage and complete the financial audit. Developing and maintaining effective Group financial processes. Developing and managing the team. Acting as the main point of contact with tax advisors and external auditors. Ad hoc project work. What skills do we need? Qualified Accountant, ideally CIMA / ACCA / ACA or QBE. Proven experience in financial and management reporting. Strong internal controls knowledge. Excellent analytical skills. Experience in managing a team. Strong partnering skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the business. What's on offer? Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 WFH. Free on-site parking. Ongoing development opportunities. Supportive team environment. For further details please contact Emma Dugdale. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Location: Leeds, GB

Posted Date: 1/20/2025