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An established and highly acquisitive services business based in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a professional interim to join its central finance team and lead the finance function in a hands on role.
You'll be leading a finance team of 20, across transational finane, and will play a key role in consolidating and overseeing financial data from across the operational finance functions. This is a hands-on position with a strong emphasis on financial accounting rather than traditional controlling, making it well-suited to someone who enjoys the technical and compliance aspects of finance.
Within this role you will be responsible for; leading the preparation of monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements, consolidating financial information from operational teams to ensure accuracy and completeness, managing the month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and accruals as well as ensuring financial controls and procedures are maintained and improved where necessary.
Ideally, you will:
- Be a n experience team leader with Previous experience managing and developing finance teams.
- Have proven experience in a financial accounting-focused role and a strong understanding of financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Have excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- Be proficient in financial systems and Excel.
In return, you will:
- Assume a key role within the senior management team of a progressive and driven environment, with responsibility that will allow you to add value - gaining recognition and visibility in a large business;
- Have the opportunity to showcase your commercial business acumen by working alongside senior non-financial stakeholders within a largely successful, fast paced business
- Gain experience and develop your skillset within team management and leading.
- Have good attention to detail with the ability to analyse trends and patterns for large amounts of sales & performance data in a timely manner.
This is a great opportunity for a talented qualified accountant to test their business acumen and value adding skills in a large, well established company. This role is available immediately, please apply now to avoid disappointment.
