Group Financial Controller

VSI (Voice & Script International)

Want to join a global company that brings the world together by producing premium media content in over 80 languages worldwide? VSI provides language localisation and media services to the biggest brands in streaming and media entertainment. Headquartered in London, VSI consists of a global network of state-of-the-art studio facilities that use the world's best voice acting talent to tell the stories of our most watched movies and television series. VSI works across a wide range of media sectors from streaming platforms, traditional broadcast television, theatrical releases and gaming.  Job overview This is a fantastic role suited to a fully qualified accountant with strong excel skills and experience working in a multinational environment.  You will be part of a high performing and expanding team, working closely with the Group Finance Manager and Group Financial Controller to produce monthly-consolidated accounts. This a great time to join and be part of the upward growth trajectory in a business where you can play a key role in contributing and shaping the business. Key responsibilities * Working with Group entitles to report the accounting data monthly, ensuring the group reporting deadlines are clearly communicated and met. Analyse and understand local data to ensure accuracy and completeness, consistent reporting and mapping to the Group chart of accounts. * Work on specific areas on the month end close including intercompany, group balance sheet reconciliations, customer data consolidation and analysis and debtor/creditor reporting and analysis. * Supporting the establishment and implementation of Group accounting, reporting and control policies across the Group, ensuring their consistent application across all subsidiaries (e.g. revenue and cost recognition, foreign exchange transactions, activity-based costing etc.) * Supporting the preparation of Group weekly cashflow forecasts. * Assisting with external audits and coordination of information. * Supporting on quarterly covenant checks and other compliance reporting. * Support budget and forecast process. * Doing ad-hoc reviews on different areas of spend depending on business needs. * Getting involved in the accounting of certain key areas such as investments, leases and hedging. * Be involved and supporting on the implementation of Microsoft Business Central across the Group. * Supporting the data entry for smaller entities / holding companies in the Group. Essential skills and experience * Fully qualified accountant (Ideally ACA/ACCA/CIMA /CA). * Strong technical skills and experience with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS standards. * Strong excel skills, experience with data manipulation and wrangling. * Be meticulous, thorough, and able to spot discrepancies. * Exceptional communication skills, report writing and presentation skills and be able to communicate to a range of people including non-finance and also in other countries. * The position will work across an international footprint and will therefore need to work closely with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds so foreign languages skills would be an advantage to the role. What else is on offer? * Private medical insurance * Enrolment to company salary sacrifice pension scheme * Discounted gym membership * Cycle-to-work scheme * Travel card loan * Regular social activities

Soho House

The Role.. The Senior Treasury Manager sits within the Group Finance Shared Service Centre in Milton Keynes and reports to the Group Financial Controller. The role is responsible for the compliance, control and day-to-day management of treasury activities across a complex multinational hospitality group, including group cash operations, bank account governance, banking mandates, treasury administration and consolidated treasury reporting. This role will ensure the Group maintains sufficient liquidity across UK and international entities, operates efficient banking structures, manages financial risk in line with approved treasury, tax and accounting policies, and maintains strong internal controls over banking access, payments and cash movements. The role provides excellent exposure across the business to local finance teams, tax, legal, FP&A, IT, internal audit, external auditors and banking partners. It will also lead and develop a small treasury team of 1-3 people while supporting process improvement, automation and standardisation across treasury activities. Key Responsibilities.. * Own the operational management of Group treasury activities, ensuring processes are controlled, documented, timely and compliant with Group policy.  * Lead global cash positioning, short term cash flow forecasting (rolling 13 weeks) and working capital visibility across all local and international entities. Support the Commercial Finance team on medium- and long-term cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.  * Manage the bank account lifecycle, including account openings and closures, banking mandates, authorised signatory updates, KYC packs, bank documentation, online banking platforms and periodic user access reviews. * Maintain robust controls over payments, intercompany funding, cash pooling, sweeping, bank reconciliations and treasury-related master data.  * Act as a key relationship partner for all banking partners, supporting negotiation and renewal of banking services, facilities, fees and account structures.  * Identify, assess and manage foreign exchange, interest rate, counterparty and liquidity risks, supporting hedging strategies in line with approved tax, accounting and treasury policies.  * Manage external debt and facility administration, covenant compliance, interest schedules, guarantees, letters of credit, bank fees and other treasury instruments as required.  * Prepare consolidated treasury reporting for the Group Financial Controller, CFO and senior leadership, including cash, debt, short term (rolling 13 weeks) liquidity and forecast accuracy, FX exposures, bank accounts and key control metrics.  * Ensure compliance with treasury policies, delegated authority limits, regulatory requirements, internal control standards and audit requirements, including support for internal and external audit workstreams.  * Support transformation projects such as bank rationalisation, payment process improvement, payment factory/shared service activities, ERP/TMS implementations and treasury control enhancements.  * Own and update treasury policies, standard operating procedures, control matrices and bank-account governance documentation.  * Oversee treasury management systems and banking portals, including Kyriba or equivalent TMS, driving automation, standardisation, data quality and system optimisation.  * Partner with tax, legal, accounting and local finance teams on intercompany loans, dividends, funding flows and other corporate transactions.  * Manage, coach and develop a small treasury team of 1-3 people, setting clear objectives, reviewing performance and building treasury capability within the shared service centre.  * Other activities and projects as assigned by the Group Financial Controller or CFO. * Merchant acquiring and card payment acceptance: ownership of acquiring relationships, settlement and chargeback/fee management.  * Investment of surplus cash and interest income optimisation within policy  * Sanctions and AML screening over payments and counterparties, given the multinational payments base  * Treasury accounting under US GAAP and hedge accounting  * Board and Audit Committee treasury reporting Experience required.. * You will likely hold a relevant professional qualification such as ACT/MCT or ACA, or have equivalent corporate treasury experience gained in a multinational environment.  * Significant experience in corporate treasury, cash management or treasury operations within a fast-paced multi-site or multinational business; hospitality, retail, consumer services or shared service centre experience would be beneficial.  * Strong knowledge of liquidity management, cash pooling, banking products, bank account administration, banking mandates, FX hedging, interest rate risk, debt facilities, guarantees and treasury controls.  * Proven experience managing a complex portfolio of bank accounts, online banking platforms, KYC requirements, authorised signatories, user access controls and treasury compliance activities across multiple entities and currencies.  * Experience preparing treasury reporting for senior finance leadership, with the ability to explain cash, debt, risk and liquidity matters clearly to non-treasury stakeholders.  * Hands-on experience with treasury management systems, with Kyriba desirable, alongside advanced Microsoft Excel and ERP exposure such as Oracle, SAP or similar platforms.  * Demonstrable control and compliance mindset, with experience designing, operating and improving treasury processes, governance documentation and audit-ready controls.  * You will need to be confident in dealing with senior stakeholders, banks, auditors and cross-functional teams, with strong written and verbal communication skills.  * Previous experience managing or supervising a small team is desirable, with the ability to coach others, prioritise effectively and deliver to demanding deadlines.  * The successful candidate will be pragmatic, hands-on and resilient, with strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to improve processes in a complex and evolving organisation.   Benefits… Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career. * Annual Every House Membership * 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week * Staff Room Rates * Private Health and Dental Care * Weekly Pay * Life Assurance * Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home * In Office Dog Policy on Fridays * Season Ticket Loan * Christmas Office Closure * In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice. * Free Counselling Sessions * Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate. * Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally * Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more * Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.

Systemiq

Company Description: Systemiq is the system change company, working to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive and more inclusive economy. As a certified B Corp, we partner with business, finance, policymakers and civil society to transform five interconnected systems: energy, nature and food, materials and circularity, sustainable finance, and urban transformation. We bring together strategy, policy, market design and capital mobilisation to deliver tangible results in the real economy. Founded in 2016, Systemiq has grown to a global team of more than 300 people across Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, united by a singular focus on sustainability. Role: Financial Controller Location: London Role Overview As Financial Controller you will be leading a global finance team and reporting to the Group Finance Director. You will be responsible for the month end and year-end financial and management reporting for our UK and overseas subsidiaries including Brazil, Netherlands, US, Germany, France and Kenya entities and working with our local partners, the associated global consolidated reporting. The role will continually develop as the organisation grows, for example into Asia. Key responsibilities * Ownership of global reporting. Delivering accurate, consolidated and timely monthly, quarterly and annual management and statutory reporting * Ownership of period-end accounting and consolidation accounts for management and statutory reporting. * Leading the annual group audit, being the key contact for our group auditors and managing a team to deliver the audit on time. * Accountable for mandatory filing of financial statements and tax returns (ie. CIT and VAT) for Systemiq’s global subsidiaries through collaboration with local accountants and BPOs. * Leading subsidiaries’ local audits (mandatory and ad-hoc) and responsible for all compliance matters across the group. This will involve navigating complex statutory accounting, tax laws and transfer pricing with the help of locally engaged accounting firms * Oversight of internal controls and banking approvals for all financial outgoings (eg. Accounts payable, statutory payments, exceptional transactions). * Manage the finance transactions team with support from the manager of accounts receivable and payable. * Working closely with the in-house legal counsel on exceptional matters related to governance, group structure, and risk management. * Team leadership of a small dispersed group of local financial professionals * Critically assess, adapt and update our existing systems, processes and procedures to suggest ways to improve efficiency. * Maintaining a strong financial control framework for the organisation globally. Skills and Experience Our ideal candidate will have a practise trained background with a desire to join a growing team and company to implement best practise and drive change. You will have worked in different contexts and will be keen to work in a young, entrepreneurial company where you can get involved in a variety of projects, shape the business, and make maximum impact. You are inspired by SYSTEMIQ’s mission and approach to system change. Essential Experience * Hold an active ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent certification, with at least 2-3 years PQE. This will not be your first role out of practice though * Proven track record of working across both UK GAAP and IFRS and International compliance environments * Experience in running Group statutory audits in the UK and local statutory audits in overseas subsidiaries * Experience in Group consolidation processes with cross border transactions Core Capabilities * Proven technical accounting expertise across both UK and international jurisdictions * Regulatory navigation across contrasting tax jurisdictions, filing requirements, and compliance regimes. * Excellent attention to detail with the ability to relay complex financial information to others * Proven track record in small-team environments, requiring a balance of strategic leadership and direct execution of daily accounting tasks * Good problem solving and analytical skills and can produce engaging, concise, and timely management information. * Intellectual curiosity and an interest to quickly dive into new topics. * Collaborative team player and can-do attitude. * Able to work effectively as part of a diverse and inclusive team. * Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to identify opportunities and new initiatives and to turn them into reality. * Resilience under stress and resourcefulness to deliver. * Alignment with SYSTEMIQ's values (creativity, challenge, collaborate, change, care). Desirable Experience * Professional services background - working within a global advisory, consultancy, or partnership structure. * ERP systems migration involving the rollout or upgrade of global platforms * Transfer pricing policy developing and documenting cross-border cost-sharing agreements. * Emerging market expansion experience in setting up finance operations or new corporate entities We are keen to receive applications from all parts of the community. Please send your application via our website. You must have the Right to Work in the location for the position you are applying for – SYSTEMIQ usually cannot provide sponsorship. Diversity & Inclusion At Systemiq, we absolutely believe diverse perspectives are essential to driving system change. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported and able to do their best work. Click here to view our Data Policy.