Assistant Financial Controller

Role:

Our client is looking for immediate, temporary, Assistant Financial Controller to assist them for 3 - 6 months. You be will be responsible for following duties:

• Work closely with the hotel finance business partners and financial reporting accountant to ensure the smooth running of the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate completion of the audit.
• Coordinate the preparation of the monthly Hospitality accounting reporting pack submission to Singapore/ London headquarters, undertake first level review where required and be the point person for all queries.
• Deliver month-end close and reporting actuals.
• Manage the consolidation of actuals for Hospitality business unit and submit all reconciliations and consolidation entries on the Cognos platform in a timely and accurate manner monthly.
• Ownership of the Singapore corporate monthly and quarterly submissions including IFRS9, Interested Party Transactions, intercompany and insurance reporting etc.
• Work closely with the financial reporting accountant to provide insights and guidance on all technical accounting queries and where appropriate, through high-quality accounting papers.
• Support on the division statutory accounting and filings across all jurisdictions.
• Work with the Group FC to implement new balance reports encompassing working capital reporting, risks and opportunities schedule and AR/AP and procurement performance metrics.
• Assist with oversight and reporting of the EMEA hospitality division's corporate costs.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards, regulations, and internal controls.
• Oversight of managed properties monthly performance and balance sheet reviews.
• Provide support on cash flow analysis as required.
• Support hotel finance business partners to ensure timely hotel month end closing.
• Prepare financial data/information on an ad hoc basis.
• Support the Group FC to transform the balance sheet control environment; review the reconciliations process and introduce proportionate controls as appropriate in corporate office.
• Support the operational finance manager with finance CSA's (control self-assessments), ensuring controls are implemented accordance with policies and procedures.
• Liaise with the Internal Audit Manager to manage the information requirements for all central and hotel internal audits and ensure all internal audit points raised are resolved to the agreed timetable.
• Responsible for overall periodic review of finance systems access and point of contact for new access request, ensuring integrity of systems.
• Support with all aspects of the accounting function, including accounts payable, accounts receivable and the general ledger.
• Review transactional processing (AR & AP) and the lead improvement of working capital management.
• Manage the annual corporate insurance renewal process.
• Manage the finance processes and procedures (P&P) documentation.
• Support with monthly payroll for approval along with calculating cross-charges to properties.
• Manage the corporate delegation of authority (DOA) document and SAP controls, ensuring full adherence to approval limits and waiver documentation.
• Work closely with the legal team in managing company directorships.
• Support the set-up of finance systems, processes and controls for new properties.
• Support the recruitment of new finance staff.
• Provide ad-hoc support for new reporting requirements for investment partners.
• Work closely with the Tax manager to manage all VAT compliance and corporate tax planning and submissions to tax authorities.
• Manage banking requirements/ mandates and liaise with bank relationship managers.
• Review and authorise payment runs and support with the administration of banking mandates.

Profile:

The successful, temporary Assistant Financial Controller will be qualified (Eg. ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and ideally have experience within a hospitality multi site business. You will have a strong working knowledge of IFRS and ideally have experience with using SAP or a similar ERP system.

You must be immediate or 1 weeks notice to be considered for this role.

Client:

Our client are a fast growing Hospitality business based in London. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Salary & Benefits:

The temporary Assistant Financial Controller role will be paying circa £350 - £450 per day, dependant on experience.

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