UK Financial Controller

Financial Controller, Finance

The opportunity

This role sits within the Finance department located at Bloomsbury’s Head Office in Bedford Square, London. The Financial Controller leads on financial reporting for the Bloomsbury operations, managing a team of up to 8 people. The role is responsible for producing robust monthly financial accounts, maintaining an appropriate controls environment and ensuring compliance with the Group’s accounting standards (IFRS).

The role requires the performance of detailed reviews, including analysis against the budget, to ensure that financial reporting is correct on a monthly basis.

The role

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts, performing robust reviews of the financials to ensure compliance with the Group’s accounting policies.
• Manage and develop the financial operations team of up to 8 people.
• Ensure effective and efficient financial controls.
• Review of key balance sheet accounts and entries prepared by the team to validate accuracy and compliance.
• Month end reporting, commentary and analysis to explain the financials, including variance analysis against budget and prior year.
• Communication of key aspects of financial performance with business partnering team.
• To drive improvements in the monthly close process, focusing on process efficiencies and automation to reduce the working day timetable.
• Support business partnering team with production of information for forecasts as required.
• To manage the audit of the financials, ensuring timely delivery of the audit and resolution of queries.
• Assist with key projects and business developments which require changes to accounting.
• Opportunity to be involved in the Group’s finance transformation and review/implementation of financial systems.
   

Knowledge, skills and experience 

Academic Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)

Work Experience

• Experience of delivering monthly management accounts in a high pressure, commercial environment.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering process and systems improvements.
• Able to identify and raise risks, threats and opportunities.

Interpersonal & Management skills

• Able to develop successful relationships with senior staff across the Group.
• Proactive, energetic, pragmatic and hardworking.
• Highly resilient and adaptable – able to work under pressure and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Good communication skills, verbal and written, and ability to present financial information in a manner that can be understood by all recipients
• Fast and accurate, attention to detail
• Proactive and motivated, able to show initiative and work independently
• Strong technical, analytical and judgement skills
• Problem solver with a track record of undertaking and delivering projects

Technical Skills/Experience

• Highly proficient in advanced excel functionality (sumifs, vlookup and pivot tables)

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point: £85,000

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).  Allocated office days for this role are Tuesday and Thursday.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Tuesday 30th April.

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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.