Financial Controller (Group)

• Commercial Financial Controller
• Cheshire Based, Forward Thinking .Com Organisation
• This is a great opportunity to join a business with career progression

Otto James Consulting has been selected in an exclusive process for one of the UK’s leading .Com organisations, as we look to secure the services of a talented Financial Controller to head up their European team and support the groups growth.

A fantastic opportunity for a driven and growth-oriented Financial Controller to play a pivotal role in the senior leadership teams and to build a finance function from the ground up, creating a world class team.

Reporting directly to the Group Commercial Controller, the successful Financial Controller will be responsible for:

• Overseeing day-to-day financial operations
• Overseeing month end reporting and group MI reporting
• Supporting the leadership with analysis and insight for operational and strategic decision making
• Lead the financial planning cycle
• Overseeing all cash and working capital management, including maintaining a robust cash forecasting framework
• Building, refining and automating back office processes, and maintaining strong financial controls

The Profile of the ideal candidate will be a pragmatic and driven, detail-oriented, and with a bias for action and delivery.

You will be motivated by the opportunity to be part of a growth business and be part of their journey.

• Be a self-starter, happy to deliver across a broad spectrum of activity and take on new challenges, with limited supervision
• Have a desire to instil a level of process and structure appropriate for a business which is rapidly growing and evolving
• Be inspired by the opportunity to build and mentor a talented and driven team
• Take pride in the quality and timeliness of MI delivery
• Be able to communicate effectively with, and work alongside, a multitude of stakeholders, from investors and board directors, to peers and more junior colleagues
• Be comfortable in an environment of rapid change and light operational structure
• Understand and have an interest in financial modelling to support business decisions
• Have a mix of small and large company experience, given the need to manage the business at its current small scale, but drive towards a much larger-scale future state

The Organisation:

A business with global ambitions. Their growth plans over the next 2-5 years call for rapid expansion into new overseas markets, which will require a significant scaling up of our operations.
This brings with it some huge challenges, and for those with the right mindset, some amazing opportunities .

Offered Package

• £78,500 to £85,000
• Health Care Plan (Partner & Family)
• Pension matched to 8% (Contributory)
• Bonus
• 25 Days Holiday
• 4 x Death in Service (Partner & Family)