Role: Assistant Financial Controller
Location: Blackburn, BB1 2FA - Office Based
Contract: Full-Time Hours / Permanent
Salary: £67,925 - £83,600
Company: EG Group
About the Role...
Our Finance function are excited to present a new opportunity in EG Group for an Assistant Financial Controller to join our Head Office! The successful candidate will be jointly responsible for leading and managing the Country Finance function.
There will be a team of Senior Finance Managers reporting directly into the Assistant Financial Controller, who will themselves manage a series of Senior Management Accountants, Management Accountants and Assistant Management Accountants.
Reporting directly into the Financial Controller, you will be expected to lead and manage the delivery of month end and year end audit, with a view to continually improving and developing both the team and processes.
You would be relied upon to be a source of knowledge and expertise within Country Finance team and be expected to guide the development of non-qualified and qualified colleagues alike.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Supports accounting management, particularly the financial controller
- Assists in formulating internal controls, ensure compliance with regulations and accounting guidelines
- Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements
- Planning and management of audit. Ownership of key deliverables
- Deliver group and operational support on key requirements and initiatives
- Provide leadership to the FSS team in the entity structure
- Enable and Unlock - Implement the structure
- Process management
- Current internal controls: SBS/Journals/Pack/Tracker
- New internal controls: Payroll, Ifrs16, sales, month end reporting
- Local stats: Preparation of local stat pack and process management
- Reporting: Cash to Revenue, impairment, SAP vs BI, fuel analysis, BAU commercial BP, supervisory board, annual requests, balance sheet quality, cashflow
This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.
Candidate Requirements
- Leadership & Management
- Knowledge of German GAAP
- Financial Accounting
- Compliance & Audit Management
- Technical Accounting
- Stakeholder Relationships
- Process mapping & improvements
- Risk Management
- Finance Systems Expertise
Qualifications / Experience:
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified
- 7+ Years Post Qualified Experience
- Experience in year end audit and month end clos
- Comprehensive understanding of IFRS16 accounting treatment
- Experience of business partnering, financial reporting and commercial analysis desirable
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment, to multitask, to get into detail where needed and to meet deadlines on a timely basis
- Strong relationship and communication skills
- Strong MS Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and experience of SAP and Qube desirable
Benefits & Rewards
- Performance Based Bonus Scheme
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Employee Life Assurance
- EG Group Discounts - up to 15% off at our stores and food to go restaurants
- ASDA Discount Card - 10% off all ASDA stores
- EG Cares Benefits - exclusive discounts across 900 retailers
- Smart Health - 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to our Wellbeing Centre which offers emotional & practical support including free financial advice
- Learning & Development - access to our Learning Hub, the most extensive online course library in the world to support you with every step of your career at EG Group
- Waterside Café - freshly prepared meals at affordable prices
- Free Secure Car Parking
- Dress Down Fridays
- Flexi-Time
- Prayer and Ablution Facilities
- Shower Facilities
- Sit / Stand Desk Facilities
- Work Anniversary Rewards
- Free Eye Test
Who are EG Group?
EG Group is one of the world's leading independent convenience retailers with an extensive network of sites across international markets in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia and the United States of America.
Founded in 2001 by the Issa family with the acquisition of a single site in the UK, today the company is at the forefront of delivering an innovative approach to forecourt convenience retail.
At EG Group, we pride ourselves on being recognised for our investment model, trading performance and more importantly, providing a best-in-class customer experience in Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel.
Our transformational convenience retail business model has been built upon excellent relationships with an extensive portfolio of leading retail brands, and through strategic network acquisitions supported by a program of new-to-industry developments.
Every day, our committed workforce tirelessly delivers our products and services to millions of customers alongside supporting the local communities in which we operate.
Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.