Financial Controller, Maternity Cover

Just Global: 

At Just Global we live and breathe B2B and believe in igniting B2B relationships. Our independent, global team actively engages with clients to put our deep technical knowledge and unique perspectives of markets and buying processes to work. We maximize insights, we spark creativity, and we leverage technology to inspire brand loyalty and drive reoccurring revenue. We are the heart of B2B. 

What you are accountable for:

The Financial Controller is accountable for providing close day-to-day support to the SVP Finance and lead the UK finance team to provide the control framework and analytical support needed by the business and senior management.

What you are responsible for:

• Manage all accounting operations including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, cost accounting and payroll.
• Support client and supplier onboarding.
• Collaborate with Client Finance Manager on revenue recognition and analyzing Client/project profitability.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Manage the month-end process, ensuring that reports are timely and accurate.
• Manage the year end audit process to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Coordinate and review of Selling General & Administrative annual budgets and forecasts.
• Preparation of UK, Singapore, and Australia balance sheet forecasts
• Prepare and file UK VAT return and Singapore GST return.
• Liaise with US colleagues for all accounting and finance matters – Including inter-country and inter-company recharges.
• Collaborate with global finance team to ensure processes and tasks are completed to a high standard.
• Represent Finance in system-implementation projects.
• Develop monthly cashflow forecast for management.
• Develop a broad understanding of the main revenue and cost drivers across the business and provide explanations for any large variances.
• Provide additional day -to-day support to the wider Finance team as required.
• Lead and line manage a team

What you’ll bring [knowledge, skills, and/or experience]:

Knowledge

• Agency knowledge
• Qualified – ACCA, ICAS, CIMA, ACA

Skills

• Active listening
• Critical thinking
• Eye for detail
• Finance and accounting platforms (including Netsuite and Nexelus).
• Intermediate or Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Organized
• People management
• Prioritizing
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management

• Upwards management
• Working with multi-currency transactions

Experience

• 5+ years experience of managing a Finance team.
• 3+ years experience of managing external audits.

What it means to work at Just Global… 

Being a Just teammate means working in alignment with our Values… 

Cultivate Relationships 

• Build rapport first. 
• Put yourself in their shoes. 
• Assume positive intent. Give others the benefit of the doubt. 

Be One Team 

• Collaborate. 
• Be the guardian of each other’s reputation. 
• Have each other’s back. Help each other out. 

Strive for Brilliance 

• Create work you can be proud of. 
• Remain open and curious. 
• Improve your work. Improve yourself. 

And in return you can expect… 

• You will be seen, heard, and included as a whole human being 
• Your contribution will be valued, rewarded, and recognized 
• You will develop deep and meaningful relationships that could last a lifetime 
• You will have leaders who are worth following 
• You will have the opportunity to develop yourself and your craft 
• You will have a meaningful chapter in your career path 

 Compensation Philosophy:

At Just Global, you will have the flexibility to work and live from anywhere in your home country, as long as it works for your client(s), your team, and you. This flexible working policy aims to attract and retain individuals who have a focus on performance, an aptitude towards learning, and a desire to live by our agency’s behaviors and values. Our compensation philosophy is commensurate with the type of teammates we are seeking to join us.

We use various market and data-driven salary sources to determine a salary range for each role. Your salary is based upon the skills and experience you bring along with the salary range established for your role. This will be discussed with you at the appropriate stage in the recruitment process. The goal is to ensure that Just Global teammates have salaries that are highly competitive, regardless of where they live. In addition to your base salary and our flexible working policy, you will enjoy market-leading employment benefits that support you as whole human being. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary non-contractual profit share, which is based on company performance, because when we succeed as a company, we all get to share in that success.