The Role
Creative Technology UK have a exciting opportunity for a Finance Controller to join the team in Crawley. This position is a senior role within the Finance team, responsible for the full breadth of financial reporting and compliance in the UK. Working closely with the Finance Director, the role combines hands-on management accounting with ownership of financial reporting, tax compliance, working capital management, system ownership, budgeting and several business improvement projects.
The Finance Controller will line manage a small team comprising of two or three. They will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight, development and performance management of the team, ensuring workloads are well organised, deadlines are met and a strong control environment is maintained. The role requires a hands-on but empowering management style — someone who can develop staff and review and challenge work effectively.
Main Responsibilities
Management Accounting & Month-End
- Oversight of all transaction work in Business Central
- Responsibility for monthly management reporting
- preparation and review of monthly management packs
- Intercompany balance management
- Fixed asset control
- Balance sheet reconciliation review
- Responsibility for group reporting
- System uploads
- Group reporting packs
Cash Reporting & Management
- Cash flow reporting and forecasting
- AR reporting and control – invoicing and collections
- AP control and review – postings and payment runs
Payroll & Employment Taxes
- Review and approval of monthly payrolls
- Pension scheme administration
- Bonus scheme administration
- HMRC payroll tax reporting - P11Ds, PSAs, STBVs, S690
- Administration of HMRC Gov Gateway accounts
Financial Reporting & Statutory Accounts
- Review of UK subsidiary stats (six companies)
- Coordination and review of outsourced UK group consol accounts (c.20 companies)
- Management of audit process
- Responsibility for complex group accounting matters e.g. impairment reviews, fair value adjustments
Taxation & Compliance
- Full responsibility for all UK tax compliance across six companies, including:
- Corporation tax
- VAT including international elements
- IR35 — circa 5,000 engagements annually
- Maintenance of key external relationships with tax advisers
- Main point of contact for the US-based group tax team on UK issues
- ONS and sustainability reporting
System Ownership & Control
- Owner of Business Central accounting package, expenses system and consolidation software
- Bank administration
- Internal controls – oversight and review of internal processes to ensure strong control environment
Skills / Qualifications
- ACA Qualified with at least 3 years’ experience would be advantageous
- Strong IT skills including MS Office
- High level of attention to detail
- Experience managing and developing finance teams, including setting objectives, conducting appraisals and supporting career progression
- Ability to review, challenge and sign off work across different entities and accounting areas,
- Experience managing tight reporting deadlines
- Experience overseeing transactional finance teams, with a practical understanding of AP processes, payment runs and purchase ledger controls
- A collaborative and approachable management style, with the ability to motivate team members at different levels of seniority and experience
- Comfortable managing upwards as well as downwards — able to escalate issues appropriately to the Finance Director while maintaining team confidence and momentum.
Other Responsibilities
· Working within the NEP group to maximise Group revenue
· Adhering to internal processes
· You may be expected to travel to site or other offices where applicable both in the UK and Worldwide.
- Support where needed on Internal and external ISO accreditation audits
- Support other teams when and where required such as purchasing
