Born as a motorsport and automotive marketing agency, we have continually honed our skills in the fast-paced, technical, competitive world of racing. This drives us to provide solutions to tight, immovable deadlines and deliver to the highest standard every time. Teamwork is the only way to succeed, and creative problem-solving is second nature.
Since 2013 our team grew. Our creativity grew. Our team grew. Our ambitions grew. We're nice people doing work we love. And doing it well.
Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and organised Financial Controller to join us at this exciting time.
If you're full to the brim with a can-do attitude, a problem-solving mind and a passion for finding solutions and efficiencies, this role could be perfect for you.
Due to a period of significant growth, we’re looking for a Financial Controller to join Ignition Collective at a very exciting time. We are looking for someone that not only wants to own the financial function but to be a driving force in the business to continue to help us grow. This role is for an experienced, qualified candidate with a desire to be embedded at a strategic level to support the Director in making business decisions.
So, if you have the experience, mirror our values, have an entrepreneurial approach and are looking to be a business partner to deliver big impact to an ambitious company, this role could be for you!
Responsibilites
- Responsible for the entire financial function of the business and overseeing all day-to-day finance operations
- Provide strategic financial support to the Director to facilitate broader decision-making and business planning
- Act as a true business partner across all business functions, being a point of contact between finance, the Director and the wider company
- Drive annual strategic planning and forecasting processes, including setting operational and financial targets to ensure robust management of business and divisional performance
- Manage the maintenance of the financial accounting system and accounting processes
- Implement improved business information so profit can be identified down to the individual project level
- Project costing – ensure all costs, benefits and cash flows are robustly calculated
- Identify and focus on future improvements to systems and practices
- Review the current accounting package and assess whether fit for purpose long term
- Project cost management – estimating, budgeting and controlling costs and cash flows throughout the project life cycle to keep expenditures within the approved budget
- Project variance analysis – regular reviews of the project performance actual spend vs budget to highlight issues early on and suggest corrective action. Analyse variances in margins both within a project and between different projects
- Oversee preparation and analysis of month-end management accounts, completion of monthly executive report packs, review and improve current standard costing model
- Review the management accounts and balance sheets and investigate variances in conjunction with other members of the senior management team
- Provide insightful performance monthly analysis to help the business achieve its commercial objectives
- Manage the entire year-end process and take overall responsibility for the balance sheet and reconciliations
- Delivery of elements that sit within the HR function
- Ad-hoc project support for business growth
