Group Financial Controller

at  OASIS Group

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in running best in class financial close and reporting processes across multiple jurisdictions and group structures.
• Experience in leading and developing sizeable teams.
• Experience in managing external group audits.
• Strong IFRS knowledge.
• Experience of producing business insight enabling stakeholders to take important decisions.
• Confidence to present own analysis to key stakeholders with a mix of finance and non-finance backgrounds, tailoring delivery to the audience.
• Structured individual, focused on process and deadlines.
• Independent thinker, able to manage, create and prioritise own workload.
• Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong command of Excel.
• Qualified Accountant.
• Previous experience as an Audit Manager within a large corporate environment.
• Good working knowledge of MS Dynamics F&O and Adaptive Insights.
• Knowledge of Irish/UK/Dutch/Belgium/Polish taxes would be a plus.

THE ROLE

The newly created Group Financial Controller (‘GFC’) role is responsible for the overall financial governance and control over the group; owns and runs the month end closing and reporting process; the statutory audit of the group and the various subsidiary companies; and the budgeting and forecasting processes in collaboration with the rest of the finance teams and the business.
The GFC will continue developing the dedicated UK&I and BeNe finance teams to the levels required by the Finance strategy and objectives, working with the wider finance team and the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the monthly financial closing process, organising the various business reviews, and specifically reviewing cost centres.
• Producing/reviewing the various automated KPI reports.
• Providing P&Ls by Record Centre / other business units, enabling the responsible managers to understand and run their business units better.
• Drafting the Board report for review and finalisation by the Group FD and Group CFO.
• Producing and ensuring timely submission of various reporting packages to the investors and the lenders.
• Continue striving for process improvements and shortening of the financial reporting cycle.
• Responsibility for planning and executing the external audit cycle.
• Ownership of the financial budget and the relevant forecasts; working in collaboration with the Finance Business Partners and the rest of the team to produce the outcome on a timely manner.
• Mentor, coach, and develop finance team members to foster a high performing team.
• Maintaining the Group’s strategy model and providing actuals on a quarterly basis.
• Provide support to the country controllers and the Group FD with the various tax returns.
• Ad hoc queries and tasks by the Group FD and Senior Finance leaders.