Senior Financial Controller

Why Join Us?

Certero are a successful technology business, operating within markets at the forefront of transformational change. We embody a culture of innovation, both in what we do and how we do it.

Certero is well established and succeeds within our markets at a truly global level, and we believe our people are critical to this success. We value experience and expertise as well as the elasticity, conviction and creativity that enables new concepts and ideas to thrive, become collectively real and drive us ever-forward.

Certero’s growth provides a great opportunity to develop your career and diversify roles to suit your strengths, interests and ambitions.

The Role

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Senior Financial Controller, with experience in the IT industry, to play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening our finance team, with a focus on constructing an exemplary finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated professional who aspires to progress into a Financial Director role and contribute to the strategic financial leadership of our organization. The role will be highly varied and all-encompassing including the usual tasks expected of a Financial Controller along with the opportunity to work across all aspects of finance. We therefore require a passionate, motivated, self-starter who is from the IT industry and knows what an efficient, well establish finance function looks like.

As a Senior Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the financial health and compliance of the company. This all-round role requires a hands-on individual with the skills and experience to develop, own and deliver the month end across several multinational entities. You will develop and implement processes and procedures and will frequently have responsibility for specific projects and tasks. The role therefore requires excellent written and oral communication with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure. This position offers a career path to progress into a Financial Director role, making it an ideal opportunity for a motivated and ambitious financial professional.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the CEO, this role covers a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Production of the group’s monthly management accounts.
• Preparation of consolidated monthly management reports.
• Balance sheet ownership.
• Assist with the day-to-day transactional processing.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Financial analysis and KPI reporting.
• Assist with the development of a robust financial control framework.
• Liaising with external parties such as banks, auditors, lawyers, etc.
• Partnering with other departments on projects and initiatives.

Key Skills and Experience

The Management Accountant will need to:

• Be a qualified Accountant with 3+ years working in a similar role.
• Proven experience in a senior financial management role within the IT industry.
• In-depth knowledge of financial regulations, accounting principles, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal abilities.
• Have good experience in using accounting packages, ideally Xero.
• Have a strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Be an advanced Excel user.
• Have knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• Be a quick learner who enjoys a challenge and is looking to grow your career with an exciting company.
• Be passionate, work well under pressure and be driven by achieving.
• Have strong organisational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Strive to be a key part of a team and help drive forward the Finance function.
• Be energetic, determined, positive, goal focussed and consistent – even under pressure.
• Be reliable.
• Be able to build trust and demonstrates integrity in all circumstances.
• Have the ability to understand IT

The benefits of working for Certero

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone is respected, our differences valued and people can be themselves without exception.

You will be working in our impressive, newly refurbished Certero Campus. At a shade under 20,000 square feet and set in 2 acres of land, our UK Headquarters boast extensive free car parking facilities, electric vehicle charging, a gym, a recreation / relaxation space and access to state-of-the-art technology.

We believe in the importance of investing in our employees, and therefore offer some great benefits as standard:

• Competitive annual leave with an optional additional holiday-buy scheme.
• Bupa private medical care, with options to add dependants.
• Bupa Blua app that provides access to a remote GP 24/7.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Total-earnings Pension Scheme.
• Onsite Gym.
• Company Perk and Discount Portal.
• Complimentary refreshments.
• Free on-site parking and electric vehicle charging.
• Regular social events.