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Selecta

Fully managed self-serve coffee, meals, beverages

Assistant Financial Controller

Financial AccountingPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeHemel Hempstead, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong technical accounting knowledge applied to group reporting, including leases under IFRS 16.
  • Experience of month-end reporting and group reporting across multiple subsidiaries.
  • A controls background, including understanding balance sheet management, movements, and the link to cash and working capital.
  • Working knowledge of statutory accounts preparation and the external audit process.
  • Ability to identify control and process weaknesses and implement best practice within a changing accounting function.
  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent) with approximately 3–5 years of post-qualification experience.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven finance function.
  • Track record of owning balance sheet reconciliations, including reviewing the work of others.
  • Strong Excel skills, including lookups, SUMIFS and pivot tables, applied to large and complex data sets.
  • Ability to apply systems knowledge to solve problems.
  • PowerPoint capability for reporting packs.
  • Excellent analytical and numerical ability.
  • Ability to explain financial results clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels.
  • Ability to prioritise competing demands and meet reporting deadlines.
  • Confidence challenging existing processes and articulating improvements.
  • Sound business and commercial understanding.

Responsibilities

  • Help lead the UK month-end close, ensuring the timetable is met and results are accurate, complete and fully understood.
  • Own reporting of Technical and Wholesale revenue and margin, providing monthly actuals and variances to budget and forecast.
  • Prepare and review journals, provide monthly variance analysis, and provide insight to the wider business.
  • Own the payroll journal and related reconciliations, liaising with the HR Business Partner and SD Worx.
  • Provide detailed commentary on variances between actual and budgeted results for both the profit and loss account and the balance sheet.
  • Prepare and submit the Cognos submission to Group monthly, quarterly and annually, within deadline.
  • Complete intercompany reconciliations and the netting submission to Treasury.
  • Own IFRS 16 reporting and ensure Group receives the information it requires.
  • Own a portfolio of balance sheet reconciliations, preparing, reviewing and clearing reconciling items and maintaining FloQast.
  • Operate, evidence and monitor key financial controls, escalating and resolving control gaps.
  • Act as the day-to-day point of contact for external auditors, ensuring all deliverables are provided on time.
  • Lead preparation of the year-end statutory accounts and the audit process.
  • Work alongside Treasury and support the Head of Finance Control with free cash flow reporting and forecasting.
  • Support transition to the new ERP, including data validation, process mapping and testing.
  • Drive process improvement and automation across the reporting cycle.
  • Support the annual budget, liaising with and supporting FP&A where required.
  • Deputise for the Head of Financial Control where required and assist with ad hoc requests from senior management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience automating processes and controls.
  • Awareness of a formal internal control framework and how it is evidenced.
  • Experience working within a Private Equity-backed business.
  • Multi-currency reporting and foreign currency translation experience.
  • Involvement in an ERP implementation or migration.
  • Experience coaching or reviewing the work of junior finance colleagues.
  • Ability to step back from detail and provide commercial insight into results.
  • Composure under deadline pressure.
  • Experience of Infor M3 and/or Cognos.
  • Experience of FloQast or a comparable balance sheet reconciliation tool.
  • Experience with Power Query, Power BI or similar data tools.

About the Company

Selecta

Fully managed self-serve coffee, meals, beverages

Selecta provides fully managed self-serve food and beverage solutions across Europe, operating smart fridges, vending machines, coffee systems and micro markets in workplaces and public spaces. It designs, stocks and services these units through a route-based distribution network and a mix of digital tools and on-site teams, allowing people to access meals, snacks and drinks on demand. The company stands out by offering end-to-end managed service at scale with a strong focus on sustainability through EcoJoy, responsible sourcing and circular solutions backed by a large network of service technicians. Its goal is to create millions of moments of joy every day by delivering convenient, self-serve experiences while advancing sustainability.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$418M
Headquarters
Cham, Switzerland
Founded
1957

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