Financial Controller

Job Summary

We're a global organization bringing together businesses that collectively focus on advancing new technologies and innovations for people transportation. With more than 40 companies representing over 30 brands, Modaxo comprises over 3,300 people, operating from almost 40 countries around the world.

As an employer we are committed to cultivating a friendly and exciting working environment, with huge emphasis on employee engagement. We can offer the sense of social community often associated with a small, local business; combined with the expected advantages of working for a far larger employer: great benefits; dedication to identifying talent; and huge investment in staff development.

"Modaxo's expertise, global bench strength, and singular focus on People Transportation make it a great home for technology companies that share our vision to efficiently move the world's people" - Bill Delaney, CEO, Modaxo.

About Modaxo Group UK Limited

We're an entity housing 2 key business units within the Modaxo family. Grampian Solutions  and Naviquate

A commercial role that directly supports the General Manager with a focus on high-quality reporting and especially on adding value to the business and impacting results.

This is a remote role with office locations in Chippenham and Aberdeen. The successful candidate will be required to attend the Chippenham office approximately twice per month. Occasional travel to the Aberdeen office will be required based on business needs.

• Be a business partner by supporting the General Manager and functional managers to develop clear business plans, priorities and forecasts in line with our specialised KPIs. Providing financial support and monthly reports to functional heads
• Manage a finance team comprising of a Senior Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant
• Internal and external reporting including monthly/ quarterly/annual group reporting and statutory audit of the annual report
• Assist project teams to guide their focus onto key performance issues and help them measure their impact and improvement
• Review of monthly balance sheet and P&L
• Provide support to the sales team on tender/bid submission - scenario planning to assess impacts to P&L and key KPIs
• Lead quarterly forecasts and leveraging our proprietary metrics to ensure high business performance
• Develop inter-company relationships so that we align QSRs and forecasts with other Modaxo business units and prevent missing anything that will affect the business' budgets
• Prepare and review financial models and proposals on an ad hoc basis to support the decision-making process across a range of commercial issues
• Preparation of monthly management reports, KPIs and variance analysis
• Reconcile, maintain and validate multiple balance sheet account reconciliations using Blackline
• Develop and improve finance and project systems
• Calculation of the group bonus
• Complete £0.5-£1m checklists for large tender/bids
• Project champion of implementation of new finance system and be the business super-user on key modules
• Support internal and external audits and yearly statutory fillings
• Lead best practices to processes, people and systems to affect revenue, profitability and cashflow, to improve operating efficiency and performance
• Lead and implement introduction of new systems and processes such as new financial systems, expense management and other reporting systems

• Take on company-wide finance tasks as allocated from time to time
• Support financial team providing day-to-day assistance as required
• Ad hoc financial analysis in support of the preparation of management accounts
• Some travel will be required

• Professionally qualified (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA) with at least 3 years post qualification experience
• Strong organisational abilities, experience of working to tight deadlines and a hands-on approach to finance
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, look-up functions and similar is essential for all analysis and reporting duties
• Deep knowledge of accounting principles, good understanding of financial/management information…