Financial Trading jobs in Leeds

Overview
This is a key leadership role within the UK & IE Finance function, reporting to the UK & IE Finance Director. It is accountable for delivering high-quality monthly management accounts, and annual statutory accounts across a muti-entity structure, alongside ownership of audit and tax processes. The role will also lead the implementation of upcoming UK GAAP changes including the impact of FRS102 (specifically lease accounting).

The Financial Controller is accountable for the core accounting process across the UK & Ireland business, ensuring management information is timely, accurate, and complete. Leading statutory reporting for all legal entities, the Financial Controller acts as the primary interface with the external auditors and other accountancy / tax advisors. You will also identify and implement improvements across the finance function and wider business processes.

This role is a senior role within the finance leadership team and working alongside the Business Controller, who leads all FP&A activities including monthly reporting and analysis, the budget/forecast process as well as targeted finance projects.

The Q-Park finance function is supported by an experienced management accounts team and a relatively flat structure. Continued growth has increased the need for stronger financial control leadership, creating the opportunity to further enhance capability.

The role has an initial focus on statutory reporting and tax compliance, with scope to broaden as the scale and complexity of the UK and Ireland operations evolve.

Areas of Accountability

Core Finance Function

• Lead the delivery of accurate and high-quality financial information, supporting decision making, performance monitoring and planning.
• Ensure accurate, complete, timely and insightful financial support to operational teams.
• Lead the planning and implementation of the recent amendments to FRS 102 within the management and statutory accounts, alongside our external advisors.
• Develop and strengthen financial processes, procedures and internal controls.
• Drive the strategy for digitisation especially, but not limited to, the Finance function in close collaboration with Group (in the Netherlands), to support wider transformation, including a future upgrade to the finance system.
• Lead, develop and engage an experienced finance team, spanning Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Management Accountants/Finance Managers building a high-performing and accountable function.
• Act as an interface with the Group finance function alongside the Business Controller, particularly during month end and on ad hoc matters.

Statutory accounts / tax / VAT

• Lead the annual audit process, acting as the primary point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors, starting with the wider Group audit work and sign off, through to the completion of UK & Ireland local audits and statutory accounts completion.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of statutory accounts across a multi-entity structure (16 in Ireland and 9 in the UK – albeit less than half are actively trading entities). Ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness
• Oversee corporation tax processes, working in partnership with external advisors to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Own the review and submission of the monthly VAT returns for the UK & IE

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• 5+ years post-qualification experience within a finance role in a medium to large, multi-entity organisation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, with experience applying standards in complex areas such as lease accounting, acquisitions (including goodwill) and multi-site, multi-entity group structures.
• Broad finance expertise across financial and management accounting, internal controls, and cash management, with the ability to oversee end-to-end finance operations.
• Experience working with tax processes (corporate tax and VAT), with the ability to work effectively alongside external advisors.
• Proven experience operating within an international or Group reporting environment.
• Experience leading or developing finance teams and managing day-to-day finance operations.
• Strong systems experience, including advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems (e.g. Microsoft Navision or similar).

Please note that this role will be subject to a DBS check and employment history check.

Q-Park Values

Our values are at the core of our business, they underpin 'what' we do as well as 'how' we do them.

• Customer Focused: Our customers are our priority. We know satisfied customers are the best guarantee for Q-Park’s future. ‘Customer’ means both internal and external customers in Q-Park
• Quality: Q-Park stands for quality in parking and that quality is the basis of all our activities.
• Working Together: We understand the common long-term goals across our business, customers, suppliers and colleagues. We work towards them as a team.
• Results Orientated: We are focused on action and hold ourselves accountable for delivering results and making a positive difference to Q-Park.

Pay: £80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Do you have any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974? (Y/N)?

Experience:

• Finance: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person