Overview

Co-founder. Working with the CEOs, CFOs and FDs to supply the most talented Interim & Permanent accountants in London and the South East. Halliday Marx has entered into a Retained Partnership with a Private Equity owned IT managed services business to deliver an outstanding Financial Controller.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious FC to climb the ladder, get involved with multiple improvement projects and M&A whilst being mentored by a charismatic CFO, keen to mentor you to greater heights. The company is looking to treble its turnover in the next few years and wants an FC for the journey. Our client, scaling at 20% year on year organic growth, will hire a proven FC with exposure to board level, project experience as well as running a small team. You will have great communication skills, able to chat at ease with the CEO, head of marketing and all non-finance staff. Impress, and the world is your oyster, not only in this company, but across the PE group’s stable of companies.

The Role

Role details: Hybrid: 3 days in the office. Based in Gloucestershire, with remit to visit offices in London and the North. This newly created role will be broad and will encompass BAU as well as multiple projects.

Responsibilities (BAU): Managing 4-5 direct reports and maintaining strong business controller capabilities with solid stakeholder management. Projects: Integration and Improvements.

Role requirements

• Ideally worked in Tech and/or services/telecoms
• Team leadership and development in non-BAU environments
• Experience of non-BAU activity, potentially M&A integration work
• Self-starter who can work on own initiative, identify issues quickly and support resolution
• Strong communication and empathy across the wider business
• Confident with a strong personality and sense of humor
• Flexibility to accommodate stakeholder requirements (C-suite and non-finance)
• Not super technical but solid knowledge across finance, with an eye for business control and compliance

You will be

• A Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CA or equivalent) with at least 5 years post-qualified experience
• A Financial Controller with 2+ years FC experience
• Experience with integration and improvements projects
• Excellent with systems; high-level Excel data modelling; working knowledge of Netsuite is a plus
• Skilled at managing teams
• Confident interacting with the board
• Energetic and eager to impress

Seniority

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Accounting / Auditing

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• IT System Data Services

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