Financial Controller

Location London
Discipline: eDiscovery , Innovation, Change & Transformation , Project Management & PMO, Finance & Accounting
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Mark Ostrowski

Job ref: 5927
Published: 17 days ago
Start date: 09-12-2024

Financial Controller – 12 month Fixed Term Contract |
Leading Global Law Firm, Central London (Hybrid, 2-3 days a week in office) |
£25,000 - £35,000 pro rata + benefits |
A financial Modeller is sought by a leading UK specialist Business Services & Project management group. This fast-expanding business is responsible for project and services delivery across a broad range of client sectors. Integral to on-going success is the commercial projects control and related contracts within the projects. As a result, the group seeks a qualified, part qualified or qualified by experience accountant to undertake a Financial Modeller role offering a financial modelling support service to a portfolio of SPC-Special Purpose Contracts.

Key Responsibilities of the Financial Modeller

  • Ensuring financial models are updated & reconciled to project statutory & management accounts

  • Logging & update of financial models to comply with protocols & procedures

  • Provision of change analysis on changes to key project dynamics to stakeholders

  • Ensuring model forecasts are reflected accurately in SAP

  • Supporting value enhancing initiatives on projects

  • Liaison with managers to confirm that actual reported data is prepared to support financial model & preparation of budget updates

  • Interpret results of financial models to identify errors & provide summary analysis

  • Developing, upgrading & improving models from existing standard templates

  • Understanding & explaining effect of macro-economic changes to overall shareholder return

  • Understanding how ratios are affected by movements in working capital & other cash movements

  • Forecasting modelled cash movements to ensure sufficient cash is maintained


Skills & Attributes of the Financial Modeller

  • Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience/QBE accountant

  • 3-5 years financial modelling experience

  • Be adept at using complex Excel models to VBA level

  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of Profit & Loss, balance sheet and financial analysis alongside commercial flair, an eye for detail and the ability to develop robust relationships with key stakeholders

  • The business is very fast paced and requires someone to work to tight deadlines and with a high degree of accuracy as a Financial Modeller