Job Description
working relationships with key customers and stakeholders, and the wider Finance team
As a key member of our team, you’ll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work
What you'll do
As a Commercial & Institutional Financial Controller, you’ll ensure the integrity of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information, including balance sheet, profit and loss account, internal and external reporting, and other supporting data.
You’ll comply with relevant policies and consider and escalate the adequacy and effectiveness of the business’s controls.
Through the course of your work, you’ll:
Help shape the strategy and operating model for financial control, with the overriding objective of establishing and maintaining trust and confidence of customers and stakeholders
Provide sound analytical reviews, challenges, and analysis to customers
Negotiate the delivery of day-to-day and ad-hoc outputs, and deal with non-delivery issues as and when they arise
Act as the key customer relationship manager between the business area and the offshore team
Initiate continuous improvement projects to automate and streamline financial control activities
The skills you'll need
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring extensive post qualification experience in a finance environment, preferably within the financial services industry. You’ll have experience of working at a senior management level, with multiple reporting lines across a global matrix environment.
We’ll also look to you to bring:
Experience of providing senior management with detailed financial information
The ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships and challenge as needed
Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management
The ability to deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines
As a key member of our team, you’ll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work
What you'll do
As a Commercial & Institutional Financial Controller, you’ll ensure the integrity of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial information, including balance sheet, profit and loss account, internal and external reporting, and other supporting data.
You’ll comply with relevant policies and consider and escalate the adequacy and effectiveness of the business’s controls.
Through the course of your work, you’ll:
Help shape the strategy and operating model for financial control, with the overriding objective of establishing and maintaining trust and confidence of customers and stakeholders
Provide sound analytical reviews, challenges, and analysis to customers
Negotiate the delivery of day-to-day and ad-hoc outputs, and deal with non-delivery issues as and when they arise
Act as the key customer relationship manager between the business area and the offshore team
Initiate continuous improvement projects to automate and streamline financial control activities
The skills you'll need
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring extensive post qualification experience in a finance environment, preferably within the financial services industry. You’ll have experience of working at a senior management level, with multiple reporting lines across a global matrix environment.
We’ll also look to you to bring:
Experience of providing senior management with detailed financial information
The ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships and challenge as needed
Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management
The ability to deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Commercial & Institutional Financial Controller position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in City of Edinburgh offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.