Group Commercial Controller – Global Sports Organisation

Barden are delighted to have been asked to act on behalf of the Group COO to support the appointment of a Group Commercial Controller to oversee the finance and reporting function for a significant global sports organisation.

Leading a seven-person team, this could be a career defining role for the right person as the organisation embarks upon an unprecedented period of transformation.

‘This is a unique opportunity to step into a people leadership role in a period of significant transformation, and to make your mark overtime and with experience have a strong commercial impact on the business’ Group COO.

 The role sits alongside the heads of finance and reports to the Chief Financial Officer

 ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Support the CFO in the delivery of finances operational & transformational goals
• Ensure compliance to internal control strategy and group policies
• Ensure operational reporting and month end process are accurate and on-time
• Leading a team through a large scale finance transformation journey
• Working alongside sales & commercial teams in driving process improvement
• Facilitating and fostering standardisation & automation of financial operational processes
• Calculating and monitoring the Key Performance Indicators of the Business
• Develop internal relationships to ensure accuracy, maintenance and delivery of financial reports, statements, and information.
• Manage external audit process and produce annual financial statements

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• ACCA (or equivalent)
• At least 8 years’ experience in financial controllership type role
• Managed teams
• Exposure to international finance
• Excellent communication skills
• Be ambitious, hard working and a team player
• Be very comfortable working on their own initiative
• Have excellent IT and project management skills
• Multi-tasking and ability to work against tight deadlines
• Travel may be required

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