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Financial Controller

Employer
Cobb Jones Recruitment
Location
Ashford, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Apr 8, 2019

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Job Role
Controller
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our Client Cobb & Jones Recruitment are partnering with Coty Inc, a global cosmetics and beauty giant with an exceptional reputation and impressive brand portfolio, in the search for a UK Financial Controller for their Kent based offices. The business leads the way in their sector and believes in a dynamic and personal approach to their products. Current brands include; Max Factor, Hugo Boss, Wella, GHD, Gucci, Calvin Klein, Opi and Bourjois, amongst others. Coty are seeking to appoint an experienced and high calibre Financial Controller to lead and manage the UK finance function. This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leading global business with an enviable reputation in a fast paced and challenging environment with the ability to add value and operate across multiple sites. The Opportunity This is a large and complex role, reporting to the CFO and leading and motivating a team of 5 direct reports with 30 individuals in the finance function. The Financial Controller will take responsibility for the delivery of all financial reporting requirements, ensuring accurate and insightful information is provided to support the senior management team in making business critical decisions. Key

responsibilities:

• Leading the monthly reporting cycle, ensuring results are reported to tight timeframes with an overview of position versus plan, highlighting any variances
• Ensuring robust processes and controls are in place, taking a continuous improvement approach
• Cash flow management - understanding and reporting the cash position of the UK business and looking at opportunities to maximise the use of free cash
• Undertaking a quarterly review of the balance sheet
• Leading the month end and year end process, ensuring all statutory requirements are met, including VAT, tax and review of the statutory accounts
• Adopting a business partnering approach, developing relationships both internally and externally, to include key contact with the commercial team, external auditors and HMRC
• Project based work - varying projects including review of business entities, review of business structure, IT improvement projects and reviewing allocation of cash Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be formally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and possess significant experience operating at senior management level within a large company environment, ideally with change management experience. Experience managing and leading a team is also crucial, together with a strong financial accounting skillset, including statutory accounts, financial reporting, VAT and exposure to tax. International experience is essential in addition to recent experience with an integrated ERP system. SOX exposure would be advantageous. Candidates will demonstrate resilience, flexibility and a passion for making efficiencies. This experience, married with the ability to demonstrate commercial awareness and a strong understanding of the importance of core finance working with commercial functions, will be key. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with an enviable reputation in a challenging and influential role. This is a Kent based role but some travel to sites in the South will be required, including one day a week in London.

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