Financial Controller

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - DESIGN & CREATIVE SERVICES

LONDON - HYBRID - PERMANENT - HANDS ON FINANCE OWNERSHIP

Are you a Financial Controller who wants day to day ownership of Finance? Do you thrive in a project-based business where producing the reporting is only half the job, and the conversations behind the numbers are the other half?

We Do Group are hiring a Financial Controller for an international design business with studios across Europe and Asia. The business was recently acquired by a larger international group, and the UK finance function is now regarded as the strongest in that group - the intention is to use it as the model elsewhere.

This is a central role rather than a back office one. You will own reporting & FP&A for the group, run the consolidation, and be the finance face to project leads across the business.

WISH LIST

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA / CIMA) likely 5 years+ PQE
• Previous experience in a reporting ownership capacity
• Diplomatic and considered communicator - comfortable holding detailed monthly conversations with creative and non-finance teams

THE ROLE

• Own the month-end close and deliver accurate, timely management accounts across all entities, including consolidated reporting
• Own cash flow and billing forecasting including AR, WIP and working capital, as well as budget and reforecast cycles
• Manage multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation and intercompany reconciliations
• Lead project accounting policy and controls, including WIP and revenue recognition
• Run the monthly project review with project leads - percentage complete, hours to come, contract values, and whether accrued income is genuinely recoverable
• Own the month-end timetable and balance sheet integrity across the group
• Improve reporting packs, KPIs and dashboards so studio and project leadership get clear, usable insight
• Lead the production of statutory accounts and act as first point of contact for external auditors
• Manage VAT, PAYE/NI and corporation tax compliance
• Own and develop the finance systems, including a recent NetSuite implementation - driving automation, data quality and a cleaner audit trail
• Develop the UK finance team and support finance colleagues across the international offices

YOUR PROFILE

• Good working knowledge of MS Excel
• 5 years+ PQE in a Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager role
• Hands-on - happy to get into the detail
• NetSuite experience preferred, not essential

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Discretionary bonus
• London based (4/1 split, moving to 3/2 in time)

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