ABOUT US

At Fideres we champion fair markets for social justice and individual dignity. Through economic investigations and expert reports, we combat corporate misconduct, ensuring accountability and fostering equitable opportunities for all.
The work of our Competition team has led to major antitrust legal actions against Big Tech (including Apple, Amazon and Facebook), Big Pharma, Big Finance and Big Agriculture. Meanwhile our original and innovative investigations into river sewage and Covid-19 have led to national press coverage.
Our Financial and Securities Litigation team has acted as plaintiffs’ experts in the most consequential financial cartels and market manipulation cases of the past 10 years. We are leaders in our field and we have supported our clients in recovering billions of dollars in settlements for plaintiffs.

KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

The successful candidate will have:

• Be a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with substantial post-qualification experience
• Have proven experience in a Financial Controller role
• Have strong technical accounting and reporting skills
• Be confident with Xero
• Organised, strong attention to detail, strong excel and numeracy skills
• Have excellent relationship building and communication skills
• Financial modelling skills / FP&A experience would be useful
• International group experience (particularly with the US) would be highly desirable
• Experience of working in an LLP/Partnership and/or professional services such as consulting/accountancy/law would be preferred

ABOUT THIS ROLE

We are looking for a Financial Controller to join our London office on a 12 month fixed term basis, to support our Head of Accounts and CFO with a period of rapid scaling. This role will be key in helping the team manage the smooth running and day-to-day demands of our Accounts function across our international offices.
There is the opportunity for the duration of this contract to be extended based on business needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Some notable responsibilities will include:

• Closing month-end and other financial reporting
• Leading the co-ordination of the forecasting process
• Managing the payroll process, across our international offices
• Overseeing compliance / filings and tax
• Supporting the CFO and Head of Accounts to deliver system and process improvements
• Support, manage and develop the junior Accounts team