Finance Controller London, England
Job description
About Doherty Associates
Doherty Associates (DA) has delivered IT solutions for over 30 years to some of the world’s most prestigious and demanding clients. We focus on professional and financial services sectors, including private equity, venture capital, and legal firms, including top ten UK law firms.
We are a Microsoft Gold Partner, are proud of our Tier 1 Microsoft CSP relationship and are ISO27001 & ISO9001 accredited.
We’re a pioneering and innovative organization; we pride ourselves on our passion and expertise to deliver transformations and managed services to our customers, who rely on us to bring specialist expertise across cloud solutions, hybrid working, modern workplace and a holistic approach to security. We have built a reputation as a company that keeps its promises and delivers quality.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Controller is responsible for the end-to-end finance processes, managing the finance lifecycle to a tight timetable, and highest standards, governing finance processes, ensuring that KPIs are measured and reported on, and that the team has the right training, tools and systems to enable them to do their job effectively.
You will lead a small team (currently two direct reports: Accounts Assistant and a Management Accountant, based in the London office).
Responsibilities
Team leadership and management
- Be a visible team leader, modelling appropriate behaviours
- Set standards and enforce process governance
- Understand company business requirements to be able to steer your team in the right direction
- Assess the team’s capacity and competencies using the skills matrix
- Foster a culture of continuous feedback, listen to new ideas
- Set performance metrics for the team and individuals. Effectively translate how employee's work relates to the overall business goals. Set priorities, deadlines and parameters for specific goals.
- Conduct regular 121s, monitor progress. Help to remove blockers
- Manage performance and improvement plans (as and when required)
- Review and improve financial processes – ensure appropriate controls and processes are in place and that they are fully documented so that cover for absences can be provided
Financial Management
- Monthly Management Accounts
- Manage the monthly financial timetable and co-ordinate with the Kuala Lumpur entity to ensure that complete and accurate reports are delivered – this includes the management accounts – income and expenditure, board pack, KPIs (including product and service margin reporting)
- Budgets and forecasting
- Manage the annual budgeting process, working with department heads to interpret the business strategy into meaningful numbers
- Manage periodic re-forecasting during the financial year
- Pricing modelling and review
- Annual Accounts and statutory reporting
- Manage the annual statutory audit, including liaising with auditors and overseeing the corporation tax computation
- Manage the annual Research & Development tax credit claim process
- Manage the VAT returns and other statutory submissions
- Payroll and benefits
- Oversee and be accountable for the monthly payroll cycle for the business, including benefits administration, staff expenses and pensions administration
- Sales ledger and credit control
- Oversee and be accountable for the sales ledger and credit control processes – including liaising with the Business Support team in London and Malaysia
- Purchase ledger
- Oversee and be accountable for the purchase ledger processes for the UK entity, including approvals and payment process
- Cash Management
- Proactively manage cash, including 13-week cash forecasting, authorising payment runs.
- Manage the day-to-day relationship with banking facilities providers
- Controls
- Manage the reconciliations of all the balance sheet accounts monthly so that balances are justifiable and understood
- Proactively update controls and processes across the finance function
- Business Partnering
- Functional reporting – work with department heads to deliver meaningful reports for decision making
- Produce ad-hoc reporting including client and project profitability
- Collaborate with other business stakeholders to transform and define new processes, whilst ensuring financial governance across the business
- Manage the business insurance renewal process
Other Duties
- Assist with other, transactional and administrative duties as and when needed. Be prepared to step in and provide some level of cover for team members
- Deliver the Finance induction to new starters to the business.
Qualification skills and experience
- Qualified Accountant, preferably ACA or ACCA
- Advanced Excel skills
- Good knowledge of UK accounting legislation such as UK FRS, VAT, payroll, and Corporation tax
- Experience of successful line management, mentoring and building respectful working relationships
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
Professional experience
- Independent. Proud to own and drive their remit of work
- Credible and able to bring gravitas to the role
- Articulate and professional, a good communicator
- Excellent time management and planning
- Attention to detail, diligent and precise
- Curious
- Collaborative – develops relationships easily and works well cross functionally
- Professional with gravitas
- Problem solver
- Structured and organised
- Adaptable. Able to respond to a fast-changing environment
Our benefits
- 33 days annual leave (including 8 UK bank holidays)
- Day off on your birthday
- Company sponsored training and development
- Company sick pay
- Compassionate leave
- Company pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection insurance
And more!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £65,000.00-£85,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
