The Company
Empresaria UK is a subsidiary of Empresaria Group plc. Empresaria Group plc is a UK-based global recruitment group that operates through a range of recruitment businesses across various continents, sectors and industries. Empresaria focuses on both permanent and temporary staffing solutions and operates in diverse markets worldwide.
Empresaria UK is a recruitment agency that specialises in recruitment and staffing solutions within Technology, Professional and Digital industries internationally.
Job Purpose
The Financial Controller is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely production of management accounts, reforecasts, and budgets, aligned with group policies and deadlines. This includes overseeing key balance sheet reconciliations, managing the work of an inhouse and offshore team, presenting financial results with insightful commentary, and acting as a business partner to key stakeholders. The role is critical in delivering high-quality financial reporting, enabling strategic decision-making, and ensuring robust financial processes and controls across the organisation. The role reports to Empresaria UK Managing Director. This is a 12 month FTC position.
Key Responsibilities
Management Accounts and Reporting
- Lead the production of accurate and timely management accounts, ensuring compliance with group policies and deadlines
- Prepare reforecasts, including detailed variance analysis, to support financial planning
- Develop annual budgets in alignment with organisational goals and group requirements
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable, receivable, payroll and general ledger on across multiple entities
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, tax regulations, financial reporting standards and group reporting requirements for all Empresaria UK linked entities
- Prepare statutory accounts for audit and group review
- Prepare monthly Business Review presentations with MD and present to group CEO
Payroll and payments
- Review and authorise permanent and temporary staff payrolls and payroll liabilities
- Ensure all PAYE liabilities have been settled within deadlines
Reconciliations and Oversight
- Oversee and review gross margin reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and consistency with business performance metrics
- Perform and oversee key balance sheet reconciliations, including prepayments, accruals, and deferred income
- Review and validate coding and postings in the purchase ledger
- Ensure accurate intercompany recharges and resolve discrepancies promptly
Commission and Bonus Calculations and Review
- Oversee the preparation and review of commission and bonus calculations, ensuring accuracy and timely communication with consultants and payroll
- Implement checks and controls to verify commission payments align with agreed structures and performance metrics
Inhouse Finance Team Management and Oversight
- Manage the performance and output of Assistant Management Accountant
- Oversee and review the performance and output of Credit Controller and Payroll Manager (including the payroll offshore team)
Offshore Team Oversight
- Manage the work of an offshore team, including the preparation of journals, bank postings, and other financial tasks
- Review outputs from the offshore team to ensure high standards and adherence to UK accounting standards
Audit and Compliance
- Provide documentation, analysis, and support during the bi-annual statutory audit requirements of a PLC
- Ensure compliance with UK financial regulations including HMRC and internal control requirements
- Maintain detailed records to meet audit and tax compliance standards
Process Improvement:
- Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting processes, and operational efficiency
- Implement best practices to enhance the quality and timeliness of financial outputs
Skills & Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with a strong technical foundation in management accounting
- Proven experience in preparing management accounts, budgets, reforecasts, and financial reports
- Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to create complex financial models and analyses
- Strong understanding of UK accounting standards, tax regulations, and compliance requirements
- Experience working with accounting systems and ERP platforms
- Experience in multi-entity, group and multi-currency account preparation
- Demonstrated ability to manage offshore teams and review outsourced financial processes
- Background in recruitment, staffing, or similar fast-paced industries is highly advantageous
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills
- Strong commercial awareness
Personal Attributes
- A proactive and results-driven individual who takes ownership of tasks and delivers high-quality outcomes
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, capable of conveying financial insights to non-finance stakeholders
- A team player who works effectively with colleagues at all levels and builds strong relationships across departments
- Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and can manage competing priorities effectively
- Combines financial expertise with a commercial mindset to drive business success and long-term growth
- Highly detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and compliance
- Ability to work autonomously and independently
- Upholds integrity and confidentiality in all financial matters