Full job descriptionFinancial Controller
£85k + Bonus
3 days in the office (Central London)


Halliday Marx have exclusively partnered with an international media business who are looking for a Financial Controller to join the team.


Duties:
*Oversee Group consolidation and preparation of monthly and annual financial statements across multiple legal entities globally, including commentary on key variances.
*Manage group audit and coordinate all local audits.
*Manage a global team of finance professionals focused on local statutory accounting and compliance.
*Work with relevant external parties such as tax consultants, tax authorities and auditors.
*Lead process simplification and optimisation through greater reliance on systems.
*This role will require creation of global accounting practices and procedures to bring all legal entities to one accounting standard.
*This role will also drive continuous improvement of relevant accounting and operational finance processes to shorten the monthly closing cycle and streamline reporting.
*Monthly consolidation and preparation of financial statements, including full P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
*Coordinate monthly closing activities across all legal entities to achieve 3 day close
*Prepare monthly analysis of results, commenting on key variances against prior periods and Budgets
*Annual statutory audit, including coordination of all local audits
*Management of IFRS16 (leases) accounting for all legal entities
*Oversee calculation of Transfer Pricing revenue and cost for all legal entities
*Oversee monthly payroll posting and reconciliation for all legal entities
*Support wider business with relevant process changes such as billing and collection practices


Requirements:
*ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent
*Experienced managing staff within industry
*Prior experience managing multiple legal entities