Financial Controller

Due to incredible growth we are looking for a smart, energetic, ambitious Financial Controller to join our team at Xalient.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will directly take ownership for all aspects of financial accounting within our global business. You will be expected to provide a safe pair of hands to oversee the day to day running of the finance function focusing primarily on cashflow forecasting, supplier payment runs, management accounts and monthly payroll.The ideal candidate would have worked across all areas of finance including AP, AR and GL. Inquisitive by nature the successful candidate will seek out any anomalies and see them through to a successful resolution.The company has recently acquired two new international businesses so experience of integrations would be advantageous.

We take pride in instilling a culture that provides an inspiring and nurturing environment, with growth opportunities that excite our employees, build loyalty and in doing so provide us with clear market differentiation.

This role is ideal for a candidate who is hungry to progress in their Financial career and who has that entrepreneurial mentality to improve and develop existing processes collaboratively with the team.It offers huge potential to gain vast experience in a fast paced business.,

• To own the AP and AR ledgers to help aid cashflow forecasting (13 week)


• Manage cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed


• Oversee treasury functions and relationships with banking partners


• Ownership, Implementation and continuous improvement of the management accounts reporting packs to support the business' growth, scale and complexity


• Strong balance sheet control ensuring all account and reconciled and reviewed monthly.


• Presenting insightful MI, analysis and financial information to the FD/CFO


• Comfortable creating and presenting excel models


• Business Partnering with member of SLT for strong budgetary control


• Manage the monthly payroll process via an external payroll provider to ensure payroll is submitted and paid on a monthly basis


• Evaluate and enhance financial systems and processes to support growth and scalability.


• Due-diligence readiness. Documentation & record keeping. Financial, Tax & VAT Audits.


• Support Head of Technical accounting with the year end audit
  
  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and handle change effectively


• Ability to work towards strict deadlines


• Advanced Excel and reporting skills, along with high levels of general IT literacy


• Excellent analytical skills and heavily data orientated, providing the analysis to go with the numbers to recommendations and support decision making


• Month end process including variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations


• Knowledge of payroll


• ERP system knowledge, ideally Certinia (formerly FinancialForce)


• Strong team player as well as a proactive individual contributor.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building strong relationships


• ACCA/ACA/CIMA Qualified with 3+ PQE
  
  Xalient


Leeds, England

Xalient specializes in the convergence and holistic management of identity, cybersecurity, and networking to deliver secure connectivity within a zero-trust framework. Offering world-class Identity solutions and services including IGA, PAM, customer identity, access enforcement and IAM solutions, Xalient also delivers transformative software-defined networking, cybersecurity technologies and managed services. Established nine years ago to challenge traditional secure networking markets, Xalient has earned recognition as an award-winning global IT consulting and managed services provider. Headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the USA and across Europe, Xalient boasts a client roster including industry leaders such as Kellogg's, Avis Budget Group, WPP, and Keurig Dr Pepper. Innovation drives Xalient's approach, exemplified by MARTINA, an AIOps tool designed to provide visibility and predictive monitoring, now empowering enterprises worldwide. Xalient helps make the world's
largest brands more secure, resilient, adaptable, and responsive to change.
• Xalient was named among Europe's Fastest Growing Companies in 2024 by Financial Times and Statista for the third consecutive year.
  
  £65,000 - £75,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus


• Remote working


• Flexible benefit fund


• Laptop and iPhone


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• 1 x extra holiday for your birthday


• Private medical insurance


• Pension


• Regular socials in the office


• PMI Fantastic opportunities for ongoing career progression