Financial Controller

The Financial Controller will be responsible for leading the Financial Control function of Harding+, with a key focus on leadership, management, policy and process, controls and governance ownership. Ensuring Harding+ remains compliant in all areas, whilst optimising internal controls, maintaining and improving processes and improving through leveraging of technology and simplification.

Key Role Objective and Accountabilities:

• Management and development of the Financial Control team of 20 people, incorporating accounts receivable, accounts payable, global payroll, management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, audit, inventory cycle count posting, tax and treasury, with 6 direct reports;
• Working as part of the Finance Leadership Team to streamline processes across the wider team, to support each other and to share knowledge;
• A key member of the Harding+ 'Strategic Delivery Group' (SDG), responsible for delivering Company strategy whilst identifying and managing key risks and issues;
• Building strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders including the executive team, banks, advisors, lenders and auditors;
• Providing support and guidance to colleagues on finance matters as required;
• Ongoing validation, posting and reporting of inventory cycle counts, for £70m of owned stock on ships and in warehouses globally;
• Ensure controls maintained for outsourced company payroll including UK, ship based and overseas;
• Responsibility for the accounts receivable and accounts payable function;
• Indirect tax return filing and payments, for UK and international VAT and import duties, working with selected international agencies;
• Overseeing the management accounts function, including P&L, balance sheet, indirect cashflow and all associated reporting;
• Cash flow management, including weekly position and rolling 13 week forecast;
• Management of multi-currency bank accounts including reconciliations, payments and receipts;
• Playing a key part in the annual audit, supporting auditors to ensure a smooth and timely audit annually;
• Operating the asset based lending function with all appropriate controls in place;
• Ongoing review and improvement of the Financial Control function, including ongoing review and maintenance of key controls and streamlining of processes;
• Supporting CFO with ad hoc tasks when required.