Job Title:             Group Financial Controller

Location:             Any ARO office location (Hybrid)

Salary:                 £70,000 - £85,000 DOE

Contract type:    Permanent

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About the role

Reporting in to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects and day to day running of the finance team. The role has full ownership of the trial balance, accounting operations and financial controls across multiple business entities.

The Financial Controller will dictate and operate the processes and systems for the accurate and timely recording of information in the financial system, working closely with the Group Finance Manager to ensure Statutory Compliance.

 The Financial Controller will work with and support the wider business especially, but not limited to, operations, legal, HR and transformation teams.

Please note that this is a Hybrid role with onsite requirement 3 days a week. You must be able to commute to the office and have your own transport.

What you’ll do

Leadership and Team Management

•  Provide overall leadership for the finance function.

• Manage direct reports, including the Senior Management Accountant, Group Finance Manager and Transactional Accounting Manager.
• Manage, mentor, and develop central finance teams as well as subsidiary finance functions to build high-performing departments.

Financial Reporting and Control

•  Prepare month-end management accounts, balance sheet and profit and loss accounts ensuring robust and detailed analysis provided to the business

• Partner with the Head of FP&A to develop reporting cycles, embed accuracy and data integrity throughout actuals, forecasts, budgets and strategic plans.
• Develop and improve current reporting packs, analysis and flash summaries.
• Manage revenue recognition, percentage complete and profitability analysis, along with profitability by customer and product group

Statutory, Compliance and Governance

•  Collaborate with the Group Finance Manager to ensure external compliance requirements are met and direct reports complete the annual audit to the required standard.

Business Partnering and Process Improvement

• Act as a finance business partner to business unit leads and operational leads.
• Exhibit strong communication skills with the ability to influence C-Suite/ELT and non-finance stakeholders.

Requirements

What we are looking for?

Essential

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA , CIMA or equivalent) with minimum 4 years PQE.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse financial data and identify trends and insights.
• Proficiency in financial modelling with experience in building and maintaining financial models predominantly using Excel
• Understanding financial principles with knowledge of accounting standards, financial statements and key financial ratios.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desirable

•  Sage 200 and Dynamics BI Reporting
• Experience working in a large company (+£200m with +500 employees)
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to work, including but not limited to, identifying areas for process improvements and implementing robust solutions.

Benefits

Who are we?

ARO has 25 years’ experience in Collaboration, Connectivity, Cloud and Infrastructure and Cyber Security services both in the UK and Internationally and has a nationwide presence with offices across the UK.

As one of the UK’s leading independent IT and communication experts our mission is to deliver a seamless technology experience to all end users. To make that vision a reality, we need bright, tenacious and inspiring talent to help drive our performance, growth and achieve this mission.

To make us successful we focus on strong communication, a culture based on fun, trust and collaboration. We have created a modern workplace environment, which is full of engaged, energetic, positive and curious people whose productivity, resilience and wellbeing allow them to thrive.

In 2021 we were awarded the People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award, which celebrates organisations building positive workplace cultures and acting on employee feedback to spark positive change. 

Why Work for ARO?

At ARO we are committed to creating an excellent employee experience. Our employees, culture and additional benefits all make ARO a great place to work. Come join us!

We offer a wide range of benefits and incentives to our employees including:

💰 Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions

🎁 Company Perks portal

🏥 Private Medical insurance

🛡️ Life assurance

✈️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading

🎂 Your Birthday off, on us

💪 Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme

📈 ARO Shares after 12 months employment

🤝 Employee Assistance Programme

💻 Technical Training Academy and E-learning

💼 Hybrid working

If even 80% of this matches your experience and attributes, we would be delighted to hear from you.