Regional Finance Controller

Elis is an international multi service provider, offering textile, hygiene and facility services, we are a leader in circular services, allowing businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way.

Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future:  connecting us, our clients and our planet.

We are looking for a Finance Controller based in Basingstoke but looking after our North region, who will be responsible for providing high quality, insightful and transparent analysis and advice in order to monitor financial performance, drive continuous improvement, support business decisions and to protect the business against unacceptable financial risks.

• Provide timely, accurate and transparent financial analysis of monthly performance at site and regional level, including review/challenge of and input to key reports (Trio, Facto, KPIs, business improvement plans) and variance analysis to budget and PY.
• Review and comment on weekly performance.
• Participate in site and regional monthly meetings with GMs, RDs and other Senior Managers (other meetings as required to support specific initiatives e.g. optimisation projects).
• Prepare reports for Senior Management (including on revenue movements, risks/opportunities to forecast, business cases, scenario planning, trends and benchmarking, sensitivity analysis).
• Coordinate local forecast and budget activities, working with Finance Director and rest of Finance Team.
• Coordinate with Shared Services Finance to finalise monthly results.
• Lead on certain cross regional activities (e.g. revenue analysis, capex tracking) –responsibility to be shared across controller community.
• Work with Finance, business and IT colleagues to support development of improved reporting & BI on a consistent basis across the UK; work with GMs and others in the business to ensure understanding and use of new reports.

• Excellent financial and analytical skills - ability to see the big picture, identify key issues and to dig into detail where appropriate.
• Business modelling (Excel) and presentation (PowerPoint) skills to advanced level.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Gravitas to challenge the business and provide an objective view.
• Change agent – ready to look for new ways of operating for efficiency/make outputs more user friendly/support business improvement.
• Positive, can-do attitude with a focus on delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal clarity.
• Proven ability to coach others.
• A team player who willingly collaborates with peers and assists others.
• Qualified accountant with experience of accounting & reporting in a commercial environment.

• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site Parking
• Private Medical
• 33 Days Holiday
• Life Assurance
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Company Pension

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. We are able offer, and encourage career growth, and have national coverage to facilitate ambition.  

In addition we offer:

•    Competitive Salary of circa £50,000.00 plus bonus
•    33 days holiday per year
•    Company Pension
•    Private Medical