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Financial Controller
Location:
Remote First
Description:
Financial Controller Department: Finance, Business Support Location: Home based, UK Reports to: CFO Hours: 37.5 per week Salary: (Depending on experience) Role Overview We are seeking a commercially focussed and technically skilled individual to take on the newly created role of Financial Controller within the business. You will work closely with the CFO and a talented Finance Manager to build an insightful and scalable finance function. The ideal candidate will seek to enjoy a broad, hands-on role working with the business on a day to day basis. Key responsibilities: Work with the CFO and executive team to establish more effective processes and controls across all areas of financial operations. Help the development of, and adherence to, the company’s financial & accounting processes and policies to maintain a robust control framework. Lead business budgeting and forecasting to support short, medium and long-term business and cashflow planning in collaboration with all key stakeholders. Review and analyse performance including relevant KPI & metrics reporting. Provide the wider leadership team with support to achieve their objectives and collaborate to deliver business goals Monitor and analyse overall business performance making proactive recommendations; creating mitigation plans as necessary Hold monthly reviews with departmental budget holders to provide insight and hold the team to account for their areas. Ensure statutory compliance for all external reporting requirements including corporation tax, VAT, payroll etc. Lead and manage the annual audit process liaising with external auditors. Play an ad-hoc role in delivering proposals on commercial opportunities. Candidate Specification: Essential Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, CPA or ACCA) Prior experience in a startup, scale-up or high growth SME Commercially minded with a hands-on, proactive attitude and collaborative mindset Ability to work in a fast-moving, dynamic environment while maintaining high-quality work with attention to detail Solid knowledge of accountancy and finance best practices In-depth knowledge of budgeting and financial forecasting Previous experience in a similar Financial Controller role Desirable Experience of using Xero Company Benefits : Remote first company providing flexibility to work from home Pension with up to 5% matched contributions 25 days holiday + Flexi bank holidays + 1 day off on your birthday A day for volunteering Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave Health & Wellbeing allowance of up to £30 per month Annual Summer and Xmas events Company socials including everything from Cambridge College formals, pub nights to team building events CPD Allowance alongside quarterly reflections to ring fence time for development and growth Private medical insurance and cash plan Holiday buy back scheme (up to 10 days p/a) EAP with 24 hour confidential support line Background to the Organisation We are an education technology company that enables corporate and government organisations to achieve their business goals by educating their workforce with critical digital transformation skills to succeed in the AI era. We deliver unique and innovative professional education that is accelerating the digital transformation of our clients, advancing the careers of their employees, helping people get into work and closing the digital skills gap. We are in a sector that is crucial to the economy and workforce, with a lot of opportunity for change and innovation. We are at the cutting edge of teaching applied data and digital skills, with our unique patented learning platform EDUKATE.AI offering our clients and learners a unique learning experience. EDUKATE.AI was developed with support from Innovate UK and provides all of our learners with 24/7 immediate feedback on their work, helping accelerate the learning process and providing a sandbox environment to experiment on real world datasets. Since 2016, we have supported more than 15,000 learners across four continents with nearly 550,000 pieces of code submitted for feedback on EDUKATE.AI. We are trusted by some of the most recognisable brands in the world to educate their workforce, including Microsoft, the NHS, GSK, easyJet, the BBC and John Lewis. Our focus on applied learning to create business impact sets us apart - individual learners have reported applying their skills at work to generate recorded value of up to £40m. Values At the centre of the way we work together and inspire each other to achieve success are these core values: Entrepreneurial We take initiative and show entrepreneurial spirit which fuels innovation at Cambridge Spark. This includes identifying opportunities for improvement, taking ownership for implementing solutions effectively and driving improvement by using proof of concepts to demonstrate the feasibility and value of their work. Team Spirit Everyone is part of building an open and transparent culture, communicating effectively to raise issues, discuss improvements and share the evidence used to make decisions. Customer-focused Our customers are at the centre of everything we do, inspiring us to create great work. We strive to build friendly, professional and lasting relationships with them to better understand and anticipate their needs. Gold Standard We are experts in our field and are constantly developing our technology and offering. We set the benchmark in our industry: both in what we offer customers and in how we deliver it. ____________________________________________________________________________ Cambridge Spark is an Equal Opportunities Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Cambridge Spark is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunities for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Cambridge Spark are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour or ethnicity, ability or disability, gender or gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Cambridge Spark will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Cambridge Spark encourages applicants of all ages. Powered by JazzHR
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Cambridge Spark
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June 6 on The Resumator
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