About the role: 

Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will work closely with the various Business Units and Group Financial Controller to produce monthly management accounts.

Responsibilities include: 

• Managing the VSI Paris finance function ensuring internal processes and controls are communicated, followed, and continuously improved in line with the business needs and group controllership policies.
• Producing the month Management Accounts Reporting Pack within the set deadlines ensuring high quality and accurate reporting. Perform high-level monthly reviews of VSI Paris’ results and provide summary Managing Director, Group Finance and Department Heads across the rest of the business, with a summary of areas of good performance & concerns, and a detailed variance analysis of turnover, COS, and overheads.
• Managing the French audit and tax process liaising with external personnel and Group Finance as required.
• Oversee major financial processes and provide guidance and support to the Managing Director, i.e., leading the annual budget setting and forecasting cycles.
• Assist in ensuring that company financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth. Lead in systems changes / upgrades and provide control over the process for the VSI Paris entity.
• Monitor cash flow to ensure we can meet the business requirements and utilise funds in the most efficient manner.
• Ensure both sales and purchase invoices are processed in a timely manner and that clients pay to terms and suppliers are paid to terms.
• Ensure project profitability is analysed and reported to the Management team within the business.

About you:

• Qualified member of an accountancy body or holder of an equivalent qualification or considerable experience in performing in such a role.
• Proven track record of managing own time in order to deliver routine local controllership processes as well as complex improvement projects coordinated by other stakeholders where a fundamental contribution from the local controllership team is essential.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with all levels across the business. Including ability to communicate with Group Finance in English.
• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High integrity and openness, combined with commitment to good governance.
• Commercially astute, articulate, and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Dynamic, highly motivated, with an inquiring mind and a passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth and success.