Financial Controller

An Exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller at a Global billion dollar turnover business in Milton Keynes.

My client is looking for someone with a forward thinking mind, able to business partner with non-financial stakeholders, someone who can demonstrate how they have influenced the wider business but still have a great technical ability when it comes to revenue recognition, reporting, budgets and forecasts. Having experience of US GAAP is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Be a strong business partner to the local management team as well as divisional executive team
• Have a leading role in system integration projects
• Participate in and support merger and acquisition activity for the division including post-acquisition integration
• Ensure Integrity of financial statements and interact with internal and external audit team
• Understand and communicate divisions financial results and trends to division management team and Corporate Finance with recommendations on the appropriate course of action when results differ from plan
• Conducts analyses and develop insights that improve decision making within the division management team
• Oversee revenue / deferred revenue recognition process ensuring compliance with US GAAP
• Ensure ongoing divisional compliance with companies controls related to SOX (Sarbanes Oxley)
• Lead the local division finance team by providing clear direction, delegating tasks where appropriate and providing opportunities for the staff to grow and develop
• Develop monthly and quarterly forecasts, and annual targets/budgets in collaboration with division finance department
• Ensure all purchasing and hiring decisions are approved in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Work closely with key constituents in the direct sales process ensuring business terms that are financially in line with divisional and corporate goals while remaining compliant with revenue recognition policies
• Develop formal and ad hoc reports that are required by division management