Group Financial Controller – 6-month contract
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Group Financial Controller managing global accounting, controls, tax compliance and reporting for Sophos’s cybersecurity platform. Leading worldwide finance teams on a six-month contract.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all accounting operations, including month-end close
- Own financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and quarterly reviews with the SVP Finance
- Oversee payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, commissions, inventory, receivables and global cash-flow processes
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, statutory requirements, audits and government reporting
- Act as primary audit contact for global subsidiaries
- Manage SGWI contracts and related procedures, ensuring local compliance and filings
- Maintain best-practice processes across accounting, payroll and accounts payable
- Ensure local indirect tax compliance and filings
- Partner with Group and Sophos Tax teams on compliance, reporting and tax optimization
- Support monthly management accounts and ad hoc reporting for senior management and the Board
- Partner with Group Finance and local leadership to improve performance and business support
- Provide guidance to the finance team on reporting matters
- Partner with Finance IT on system enhancements, UAT and deployments
- Lead financial control and process improvement initiatives
- Support budgeting and forecasting
- Manage, coach and develop the finance team; conduct performance reviews and talent planning
- Act as resident Director for local entities, signing contracts and filings in line with legal and signature policies
- Report to the Senior Vice President of Finance and interface with the CFO and global finance departments
Requirements:
- Previously operated as a Director or had strong exposure to Director requirements
- Experience working with external auditors and tax advisors
- Commercial experience, such as contract review
- Practical long-term experience of month-end and annual closing accounting and planning processes
- Understanding of IFRS accounting practices
- Experience improving processes and controls
- Team management experience
- Experience managing financial control, accounting, payroll, management and financial reporting functions
- Experience working within a software or technology company, ideally a global organisation
- Familiarity with corporation tax and VAT filing requirements
- Minimum of 7 years post-qualification experience
- Experience in a quoted company environment
- Legal authorization to work in the United Kingdom without requiring employer sponsorship
- Flexibility during month-end, year-end and peak periods
- Occasional travel and short-notice availability for document signing
Benefits:
- Remote-first working model
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks
- Annual charity and fundraising initiatives
- Volunteer days
- Global employee sustainability initiatives
- Global fitness and trivia competitions
- Global wellbeing days
- Monthly wellbeing webinars and training
- Flexible work arrangement where applicable to the role
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