Group Financial Controller – Property Group

The Role

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the responsibilities of the role are as follows:

Summary:

• Managing an established team of finance professionals.
• Devising and implementing a programme of financial controls and processes.
• Maintaining a rigorous control across the group of all corporate and reporting procedures.
• Responsibility for producing accurate and timely monthly results.

Management

• Developing, leading and motivating a high calibre, customer-facing and effective finance team, constantly seeking to improve quality service.
• Provide financial and management leadership to finance division.
• Develop the accounting community to provide financial strength across all companies.
• Staff management – expected 4 to 6 direct reports.  To include staff appraisals; training; development; coaching; hr.

Financial Control

• Devising and implementing a programme of financial controls and processes to enhance overall financial discipline and adoption of Group policies.
• Maintaining a rigorous control across the group of all corporate and reporting procedures.
• Approve monthly payroll with HR from Accounts perspective.
• Supervise and review production of monthly management accounts before onward distribution to business leaders. 
• Active working capital management.

Reporting

• Supervise and review production of monthly management accounts before onward distribution to business leaders 
• Ensuring timely preparation, consolidation & reporting of group accounts.
• Monthly cash management and cash forecasting.

Secretarial & Governance

• Company secretary to selection of Group subsidiary companies.
• Compliance officer

Relationships

• Liaising with auditors and tax advisers 
• Building effective relationships across the group with key executives to ensure accurate and coherent information flow within the group.

Projects

• Financial management systems development and implementation and ad-hoc projects.

Requirements:

• Previous financial controllership experience. 
• Qualified Accountant
• Strong academic record

Our client seeks to attract from the top of the talent pool and as a result will offer an attractive overall remuneration package. 

For further information please contact Ian Walsh on 01 640 1960