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Operating across 16 European countries, we serve over 12 million people every day through innovative vending and specialist coffee services.\nIn the UK, we provide a nationwide service to approximately 3,500 businesses, delivering high-quality beverages and snacks to workplaces, schools, universities, hospitals, and a wide range of other customer locations.\nAbout the Role\nAs Assistant Financial Controller you will report to the Head of Financial Control and be accountable for the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the UK entity's financial reporting to Group. You will own the reporting of Technical and Wholesale revenue and margin - two of the five revenue streams in the business - delivering monthly actuals, variance analysis and commentary. You will help lead the month-end close, own a defined portfolio of balance sheet reconciliations (both preparing and reviewing) and deliver the monthly, quarterly and annual Cognos submissions to Group. You will act as the day-to-day point of contact for the external auditors and support the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts, ensuring the UK meets all Group deadlines. The role carries a clear improvement remit: strengthening the control environment, driving automation, and supporting the transition to a new ERP.\n12 month fixed term contract\nRequirements\nMonth-end close and management reporting\n Help lead the UK month-end close, ensuring the timetable is met and results are accurate, complete and fully understood\nOwn the reporting of Technical and Wholesale revenue and margin, providing monthly actuals and variances to budget and forecast \nPrepare and review journals, with monthly variance analysis and provide insight to wider business\nOwn the payroll journal and related reconciliations, liaising with the HR Business Partner and SD Worx\n Provide detailed commentary on variances between actual and budgeted results for both the P&L and the balance sheet\nGroup reporting\n Prepare and submit the Cognos submission to Group on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, within deadline\nComplete intercompany reconciliations and the netting submission to Treasury \nOwn IFRS 16 reporting and ensure Group receives the information it requires\nBalance sheet and controls\nOwn a portfolio of balance sheet reconciliations - preparing, reviewing and clearing reconciling items and maintaining Floqast (BS reconciliation tool)\nOperate, evidence and monitor key financial controls, escalating and resolving control gaps\nAudit and statutory reporting\nAct as the day-to-day point of contact for the external auditors, ensuring all deliverables are provided on time\nLead the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts and the audit process\nPlanning, cash and change\nWork alongside Treasury and support the Head of Finance Control with free cash flow reporting and forecasting\nSupport the transition to the new ERP, including data validation, process mapping and testing\nDrive process improvement and automation across the reporting cycle\nSupport the annual budget, liaising with and supporting FP&A where required\nDeputise for the Head of Financial Control where required and assist with ad hoc requests from senior management\nThis list is not exhaustive. Responsibilities may develop over the term of the contract in line with business needs and will be reviewed with your manager.\nYour core skills/attributes:\nKnowledge\nStrong technical accounting knowledge as applied to group reporting, including leases (IFRS 16)\nExperience of month-end reporting and group reporting across multiple subsidiaries\nControls background - understands balance sheet management, movements, and the link to cash and working capital\nWorking knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and the external audit process\nAble to identify control and process weaknesses and implement best practice within a changing accounting function\nExperience\nFully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent) with approximately 3-5 years' post-qualification experience\nExperience of working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven finance function\nTrack record of owning balance sheet reconciliations, including reviewing the work of others\nAttributes\nDriven by accuracy and attention to detail, with excellent analytical and numerical ability\nAble to explain financial results clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels\nWell organised, able to prioritise competing demands and consistently meet reporting deadlines\nConfident in challenging existing processes and articulating improvements\nSound business and commercial understanding\nSelf-motivated team player who adapts well to a fast-moving finance environment\nTechnical Skills\nStrong Excel skills (lookups, SUMIFS, pivot tables) applied to large and complex data sets\nAbility to apply systems knowledge to solve problems\nPowerPoint capability for reporting packs \nKnowledge\nExperience of automating processes and controls\nAwareness of a formal internal control framework and how it is evidenced\nExperience\nExperience working within a Private Equity-backed business\nMulti-currency reporting and foreign currency translation experience\nInvolvement in an ERP implementation or migration\nExperience coaching or reviewing the work of junior finance colleagues\nAttributes\nAbility to step back from the detail and provide commercial insight into results\nComposed under the pressure of deadlines\nTechnical Skills\nExperience of Infor M3 and/or Cognos\nExperience of FloQast or a comparable balance sheet reconciliation tool\nPower Query, Power BI or similar data tools\nYour desirable skills:\nKnowledge\nExperience of automating processes and controls\nAwareness of a formal internal control framework and how it is evidenced\nExperience\nExperience working within a Private Equity-backed business\nMulti-currency reporting and foreign currency translation experience\nInvolvement in an ERP implementation or migration\nExperience coaching or reviewing the work of junior finance colleagues\nAttributes\nAbility to step back from the detail and provide commercial insight into results\nComposed under the pressure of deadlines\nTechnical Skills\nExperience of Infor M3 and/or Cognos\nExperience of FloQast or a comparable balance sheet reconciliation tool\nPower Query, Power BI or similar data tools\nBenefits\nWhat’s in it for you?\n25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays\nLife assurance equivalent to 2x your yearly salary\nFive weeks of occupational paid sick leave for added security\nFree parking at our Head Office and other depot locations\nUnlimited coffee and tea at our offices to keep you refreshed\nClear career progression paths with development opportunities\nStrong leadership support to help you thrive\nEmployee recognition scheme to celebrate your contributions\nMental health and wellbeing support, including access to mental health first aiders\nHealth Cash Plan\nAt Selecta, we are committed to equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion, embracing our differences to achieve our common goal. 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