Finance Controller at Apex Group

Description

• You will be the Financial Controller based in our shared service center responsible for leading the controllership function and ensuring the integrity of the financial information across our local operations within Jersey. You will report to the Jersey Head of Finance and work closely with the broader finance team.
• The primary purpose of this role is to ensure high-quality and timely financial information, a robust control environment, and scalable processes that enable leverage of investments in our technology platforms and our Shared Service capabilities.

Job specification: 

Financial Reporting & Close:

• Local month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of Jersey entities to the parent entity
• Preparation of consolidated financial statements and management reports for the Board, private equity sponsor, and lenders
• Monthly balance sheet reviews, account reconciliations, and variance analyses
• Coordination of external audit processes

Policies, Controls & Compliance:

• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies in line with IFRS and Group policies
• Design and monitor internal controls over financial reporting; remediate control gaps and drive a culture of control discipline
• Compliance with tax, statutory, and regulatory reporting requirements in partnership with Tax and Legal
• Lead technical accounting assessments for complex transactions
• Post merger integration of accounting systems, policies and procedures
• Finance transformation initiatives, including ERP, process automation, and standardization of local procedures with the wider group and shared services center

Business Partnering & Strategic Support:

• Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Business Finance Leads to ensure alignment of reported results with forecasts and plans
• Partnership and building strong relationships with our Business Finance Leads is critical to success in this role

Leadership & Culture:

• Being a valued Partner to the Business
• Enhance our Culture of High Performing Teams and Accountability
• Lead by example by embodying the ‘Get It Done’ mindset and be willing to ‘Do the Do’ yourself.
• Mentor and coach direct reports

Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• 7+ years post qualification experience in a Controllership or comparable role
• Strong systems and technical skills, and ability to adapt to new and changing technology
• Private Equity backed portfolio company experience strongly preferred
• Experience in having owned and led month-end consolidation process, and reporting to a third party or parent entity
• Experience in working closely with distributed international finance teams and shared service centers
• Desire to operate in fast paced and change oriented environments
• Strong business partnering skills
• Experience leading external audits, preferably with a big four auditor
• Technical expertise in IFRS and internal controls over financial reporting

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
• Training and development opportunities