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The Financial Controller – Internal and External Reporting has responsibility for ensuring the accurate and efficient accounting, consolidation and external reporting for Whitbread PLC and related undertakings. This role will Lead the Internal and External Reporting & Technical Accounting teams to deliver an efficient and effective service to all its internal and external customers. You undertake these accounting & reporting tasks under the financial control framework ensuring controls are adhered to, monitored and evidenced.
Contract Type: Permanent
Grade: B19
Location Whitbread Court, Houghton Regis. Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 day a week in the office.
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Bonus: Company Performance based bonus of up to 30% of base salary
- Cash/Car allowance
- Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare
- Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand
What you’ll be doing:-
- Responsibility for the production of Whitbread Group statutory accounts (interim and full year)
- To manage the process that ensures Whitbread accounting policies are in line with accounting standards and that they are consistently applied by brand finance teams.
- Responsibility for production, review, and successful completion of trading subsidiary statutory accounts
- Provide accounting technical advice within Whitbread.
- Responsibility for Whitbread specific monthly and technical accounting.
- Responsibility for controlled period close process and production of Whitbread periodic P&L and Balance Sheet.
- Manage a high performing team, providing strong leadership and customer service focus (both internally and externally).
- Ensure compliance to all internal and external regulatory/legal requirements.
- Financial Control Framework and control owner.
Minimum requirements:-
- Qualified Accountant (ACA) with PQE
- Detailed knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
- Knowledge of mutli-currency consolidation processes including ERP systems
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong system skills
- Strong presentation skills
- Excellent technical accounting skills and ability to communicate to a variety of audiences including CFO/Audit Committee
- Understanding of direct and indirect taxes
- Performance of technical research on complex IFRS accounting matters
- Experience of planning and delivering audit process
- Preparation of papers and reports for Board/Audit Committee
- Financial reporting role for a FTSE 100, or equivalent company
Times are changing, but our ambition is bigger than ever. This means huge things when it comes to budget and forecasting, and that’s where our Finance team really springs into action. Finding the right answers to drive us forwards. With new concepts launching, new spaces secured and reams of plans in motion, there’s no more exciting time to join than right now. Get to experience career growth that moves as fast as we do and be part of framing where we’re headed.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 47179-4493
Advertised: 13 Feb 2025
Application closed: 22 Feb 2025
