Regional Financial Controller - UK & EMEA
The Regional Financial Controller will be an integral member of the Finance team; this role will be a hands-on strategic leadership role overseeing all financial reporting and control matters for the UK and EMEA. In this role, you will ensure compliance with all legal and reporting requirements. The successful candidate will be a key member of the UK senior leadership team, contributing to the development and success of the Thrive business in the UK and globally. You will work cross-functionally with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and build and maintain strong business relationships. You possess a positive, can-do attitude with high drive. Primary Responsibilities
Financial Team
- Lead and develop the UK finance team which is hybrid home/office based in both the UK and US
- Key member of the global finance team, serving as a strategic Finance Business Partner for UK senior leadership providing regular financial performance reports, contributing to development of strategy, supporting the overall development of the UK business
- Partner closely with the UK Sr. People Business Partner on employment legislation and payroll matters as needed
- Preparation of monthly group reporting pack including analysis of KPIs, trends and variances
- Oversee preparation of annual financial statements for UK operating company and consolidated financial statements for UK holding company ensuring all filing requirements and deadlines are met
- Ensure the company’s financial management systems and procedures continue to be fit for the needs of the business
- Maintain and develop internal financial controls to ensure integrity of financial reporting and protection of company assets
- Prepare ad-hoc analysis as required
- Preparation of periodic financial forecasts for UK operations
- Contribute to annual group budgeting process
- Produce weekly 13-week cash flow forecast for submission to Group Finance
- Manage cash flow to ensure the UK operation has sufficient liquid resources to meet all obligations
- Review and approve vendor and other payments
- Arrange FX to ensure any exposures are adequately hedged
- Oversee credit control and provide support in recovering any overdue debts including liaison with Account Management and Customer Service Management Teams
- Oversee annual audit of financial records and financial statements for UK companies
- Be the main point of contact for the auditors - agree with the audit plan and ensure audit information is collated and provided in a timely manner
- Working with the company’s tax advisors, ensure the preparation and submission of annual Corporation Tax computations
- Calculate and arrange payment of Quarterly CT Instalment Payments
- Oversee submission of quarterly VAT returns and ensure accuracy and timely payments
- Ensure the company’s operations are organized in the most tax effective manner
- Be the in-house expert on all taxation matters to advise colleagues as appropriate
- Working with the company’s people team and payroll resources ensure that monthly payrolls in UK and Europe are completed accurately and on time
- Provide variable pay elements for payroll including commission, bonuses and on-call payments
- Ensure all taxable benefits are properly identified and recorded
- Oversee submission of annual P11D, PSA Employment Related Securities returns and ensure payments due are made on time
- Build and maintain relationships with professional advisors including auditors, tax advisors, financial reporting accountants, insurance brokers, people team and payroll providers, employment benefit providers (e.g. pension, death in service, health insurance), UK legal advisors (commercial and people-team), finance software providers, business rates advisors
- Working with insurance brokers ensure annual insurance covers are appropriate in place where required
- Build professional network outside of current providers
- Provide support to colleagues with respect to contractual arrangements (e.g. NDAs, customer and vendor contracts)
- Where required, build relationships with counterparts at key customers and vendors
- Ensure all statutory returns are completed and returned (e.g. Companies House Annual returns, Office for National Statistics returns)
- Deal with HMRC regarding any enquiries or reviews (e.g. VAT, payroll taxes)
- Keep abreast of technical developments in such areas as accounting, tax and employment law
- Ensure team continues to improve technical knowledge as appropriate
- Qualified accountant in the UK with over 5 years’ experience in a senior finance role within an international growth business
- A deep knowledge of UK/EMEA financial reporting requirements. Demonstrated mastery in supporting a dynamic and global organization with a solid experience in the areas of:
- Financial reporting and compliance within EMEA/UK
- Financial modeling, analytical and decision-making skills
- Experience of working in an IT MSP is highly desirable
- Comfortable working at both a detailed and strategic level, able to think both operationally and strategically
- Effective networker able to build relationships at all levels both within the group and outside
- Comfortable working in a “matrix” organization with full and dotted line responsibilities working in multidisciplinary teams
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Committed and demonstrated behaviors aligned to our core values (People, Customers, Attitude and Ownership)
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