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Competitive salary depending on experience - Industry & Commerce - Finance Executive/Management
Ref: 3743 Date Posted: Monday 25 Apr 2022

iMultiply are working in partnership with a leading global facilities management company to recruit a Financial Controller, with hybrid working available from their office within easy commute of Edinburgh.  

 

The Company

Atalian Servest is a leading facilities management company with a reputation for excellence.

Formed through a strategic joint venture early in 2016, Atalian and Servest (both leading international facilities services companies) formally merged to create a tactical partnership that is one of the world’s largest, most forward-thinking facilities services organisations.

Atalian Servest has a turnover of €3 billion in which they employ in excess of 125,000 people worldwide, operating globally throughout 33 countries and across four continents (Europe, Africa, Asia and North America).

With more than 23,000 people working at 7,000 client sites across the UK, Atalian Servest has grown considerably from small beginnings, and continues to do so.

Though it is no longer the small company it started as, Atalian Servest maintains the values it was started with. Strategical acquisitions brought on board are an extension of this ethos and only add further expertise to the team. The result is that Atalian Servest listens to clients’ needs and deliver personalised, high quality services that exceed their expectations, no matter their size or sector.

 

The Role

Working within the Projects Division, the Financial Controller will be responsible for providing financial support to drive the divisional strategy forward.

Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, this senior position will encompass leading and supporting the finance team, processing and recording all relevant financial transactions and ensuring the timely production of high quality and reliable financial information for the business.

The successful candidate will be hands on with a strong sense of initiative and drive to manage the day to day development of the finance function of the division. This includes development of the newly implemented ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics) and overhaul of the existing system of processes and controls which will form an important element of a wider business improvement plan.

 

The Right Person

The Financial Controller. role is best suited to an individual who is innovative, forward thinking and commercially minded. The successful candidate will be high performing and driven with a strategic mindset to address opportunities.

The Financial Controller must have a professional accountancy qualification (ACA or CA) and a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience. They need to have strong technical accounting skills, ideally including application of IFRS15, gained from experience in the Construction sector.

The Financial Controller must also have:

  • Experience in leading a finance team, with ability to build strong business relations with own team and wider colleagues at all levels.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with sense of humour.
  • Ability to explain complex technical accounting processes in a clear manner to range of audiences.
  • Analytically minded, able to grasp the big picture but also have strong attention to detail when required.
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines as well as being customer focused and proactive.
  • Able to deal with a fast paced continually evolving role as well as having an open and honest approach.
  • Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

 

Job Description

The Financial Controller is a full-time role, currently working on a hybrid basis from the Loanhead office. With a supportive working culture and future progression opportunities, there is a broad range of primary responsibilities that includes, but is not limited to:

  • Full responsibility for day to day leadership of the finance team including accounts preparation, credit control, and accounts payable.
  • Managing and developing the divisional production of management accounts each month including the development of P&L reporting to contract level.
  • In depth cash management including weekly 13 week cash flow forecasting, setting of cash collection targets and key member of cash flow management team.
  • Close engagement with the commercial and operational teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting as well as robust control over project revenues and costs.
  • Providing effective financial information to the operations of the business to enable visibility of performance and assist with strategies around efficiencies and enhancing profitability.
  • Upward reporting of monthly performance and budgets/forecasts to allow consolidation at UK Group and Global Group levels and leading on queries and requests for information.
  • Preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
  • Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.
  • Application of IFRS15 reporting (revenue recognition / contract accounting)
  • Ensure full and complete controls are in place on all business costs and expenditure as well as control and management of all financial systems and applications.
  • Lead on provision of all relevant information for interim and year end audits.

 

On Offer

Salary:                        Competitive depending on experience

Annual Leave:            25 days holidays plus 8 public holidays

Additional benefits include:

  • Car Allowance
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Life cover
  • Mobile, legal, bicycle, breakdown, and retail discounts
  • Cycle 2 work scheme
  • Eye test and glasses reimbursement
  • Employee Referral Scheme
  • Learning and development opportunities

 

For more information, please contact Peter Coghlan on 07563 02 86 82 or by emailing petercoghlan@imultiplyresourcing.com.

Any direct or third-party introductions will be sent to iMultiply for review and assessment.

iMultiply is committed to diversity and will promote diversity for all employees, workers and applicants. iMultiply will treat everyone equally and will not discriminate on the grounds of an individual's 'protected characteristic’.

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