- * PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN 1 MONTH AND HAVE THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE **
- * THIS ROLE IS LARGELY REMOTE WITH OCCASSIONAL TRAVEL TO MANCHESTER SO WE WELCOME APPLICANTS THAT ARE UK BASED AND RESIDE OUTSIDE OF THE MANCHESTER AREA **
MERJE are partnered with a leading Manchester Financial Services business in their search for an Interim Financial Controller.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Financial Controller will play a crucial role in ensuring financial stability and providing strategic guidance to senior management. This is a divisional platform comprising segments which include; the amalgamation of central professional and fund management services delivered to Arrow-managed funds, certain legal advisory practices, portfolio master servicing and legal and specialist servicing activities. The role would suit individuals from a financial services, professional services or broader business services background, ideally Big 4 or consultancy-trained prior to moving into industry.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
Financial Planning and Strategy:
- Lead the annual and mid-year budgeting and forecasting processes
- Conduct financial analysis and provide recommendations to optimize financial performance and drive growth across each of the segments
- Assisting with the set-up of a new legal servicing entity
Financial Reporting and Analysis:
- Create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts
- Accuracy of ledgers for all legal entities including the various intercompany accounts
- Implement effective financial controls and systems to mitigate risks relating to those legal entities
- Oversee cash flow, liquidity, and working capital management within the legal entities
Risk Management:
- Engage proactively in the group's risk management framework as it relates to the finance function , including the relevant local platform risk & control self-assessments and attestation processes
- Support audit activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies
- Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations
Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate and engage positively with senior management, local entity board members and Arrow fund representatives on financial matters
- Present APS financial performance and forecasts to wider stakeholders within the global group, ensuring transparency and credibility
- Assist the CFO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified or equivalent with post-qualified experience
Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
Strong communicator - verbal and written
Strong stakeholder management skills
Strong commercial focus with the ability to proactively identify, evaluate and deliver opportunities to create value within the business
Comfortable working with and professionally challenging senior colleagues to drive financial performance
The role will require strong relationship building and communication skills to ensure strong working relationships with Finance teams across each of the jurisdictions in which the business operates.
Applicants must be located and eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship. Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. In applying for this role, you may be registered on our database so we can contact you about suitable opportunities in future. Your data will be managed in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. If you would like this job advertisement in an alternative format, please contact MERJE directly.