Job Description

Company Overview

Established in 2006, FluidOne is an award-winning provider of Connected Cloud solutions with a 109m turnover at March 2024 and one of the consistently highest Net Promoter Scores (NPS) in the industry, securing 87 for January 2024. Underlying its services is FluidOne's national fibre network, Platform One, which is the most connected network in the UK. FluidOne has a strong company culture enjoyed by 500 staff and was ranked as a 2-star accredited outstanding company to work for in the Best Companies to work for awards 2023.

FluidOne supports the needs of 2,500 customers, including 200 channel resellers, with services covering connectivity, SD-WAN, cyber security, IT managed services, mobile, IoT, UCaaS and CCaaS. FluidOne consults with their customers to design solutions that complement their in-house IT structures, taking complex hybrid multi-site environments and makes them simple and secure, so end-users can access their business applications wherever they are. The Telco centre of excellence ("CoE") is primarily focussed on Data, Mobile and Unified Communications across a varied UK customer basis.

Role overview

We are looking for an interim Financial Controller to cover maternity leave within the Telco division. This will involve production of high quality, accurate financial information, with a strong focus on balance sheet control. You will be a detail orientated individual who will thrive working in a fast-paced environment. You will embrace change and drive continuous improvement in processes rather than just repeating what has come before and will enjoy taking others on the journey with you, training and developing them along the way.

Key responsibilities will include:

Division level

Lead on the production and continued development of management reporting / board slides for Telco ensuring compliance with deadlines, working closely with the Group FD. Includes:

o combining the data from 6 platforms into a PowerBI data warehouse to review revenue by customer/contact number

o stock review

o investigate billing queries, inconsistencies and anomalies,

o analysis of WIP and Professional Services and review against budget.

o Balance sheet reconciliations and review

o Leading the month end close meeting, reporting to the Group Commercial Director, the Group FD and the CFO.

Lead and advise on key performance areas within the month, driving a close meeting with management that clearly articulates the key issues in financial performance of the CoE. Communication of financial results.

Work closely with the group business planning function to produce the annual budget for Business IT CoE, together with quarterly reforecasts

Own the control environment, ensuring best in class controls are in place and adhered to, including completeness of revenue, cost control and reconciliations and gross margin variance analysis

Participating in the weekly cashflow, contributing to any known impacting factors to help manage the operational cash flow of the business

Support the business and Finance Project lead on mini-system implementations to standardise some of the operating and financial systems across the CoE

Completing and maintaining Balance Sheet reconciliations

Business Partner with the business and other divisions including Billing (reviewing and queries), Cyber Security (cross charging), Marketing (monthly reviews v's budget), etc.

Working closely with the transactional team, on matters including banking, journal entries, debtor/creditor queries, bad debt, system queries, etc.

Supporting hive up and migration of new acquisitions

Focusing on continuous improvement, for all aspects of Telco

Supporting the centre/ Group

Support any requirements of the annual audit with PwC

Support the Group with all tax queries related to the Telco CoE, including VAT and corporate tax

Completion of Group VAT return across 3 entities and 4 divisions

Requirements

Qualified accountant or qualified by experience with a comprehensive knowledge of double entry

Ability to manage and develop the Finance teams incl. line management of three staff (Management Accountant, Assistant Management accountant and Cost analyst

Ability to work without constant supervision in a fast-paced environment

Ability to multi-task

Clear communicator and support to team (hands on) and ability to communicate with senior managers/directors

Process and controls driven individual

Previous knowledge of Access Dimensions would be advantageous but not essential

Ability to work with large data sets and imperfect information

Intermediate knowledge of excel and powerpoint

Knowledge of PowerBI is not essential but may be advantageous.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 60,000.00-65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person