The Global Director of Financial Control (formerly Global Financial Controller) is an active member of MSI’s Senior Leadership Team, and is expected to contribute to the culture, strategy and development of the organisation. This role works closely with the CFO in the delivery of the organisation’s financial objectives, and oversees the management of the group’s Strategic Risk Register. The Global Director of Financial Control attends the group Audit Committee and Finance Committee.

The Global Director of Financial Control leads the Global Accounting Team, which comprises approximately 25 team members.

• Group financial reporting and consolidation, including group management accounts, global balance sheet oversight, the group statutory accounts and statutory audit
• Donor finance business partnering, proposal support, decision support and reporting
• Global Support Office management accounting and financial shared services
• Global financial control, including setting global financial policies and managing Group Treasury
• Finance Transformation support including process improvement and training

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:

• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
• Ability to motivate and manage a team to excel
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
• Ability to communicate complex ideas simply
• Ability to collaborate and network cross functionally
• Negotiation skills
• Pro-active problem solving
• High levels of numeracy
• Analytical approach to information gathering and dissemination
• Attention to detail

To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience

• Accounting qualification or certification (possible certifications include ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, CA, CPA, etc.)
• Familiar with GAAP (both UK and US) and IFRS, including latest developments (FRS 102); evidenced by formal training.
• Experience as a group controller in a multinational UK-based group
• Familiar with strategic risk management
• Extensive supervisory experience managing teams of at least ten people across all the finance and accounting functions
• Experience building finance functions, policies, procedures and systems during periods of transformation and change
• Experience in multi-currency reporting and accounting
• Experience of working in an international donor-funded charity
• Familiar with commercial accounting and financial management
• Familiar with the requirements of UK Charity SORP 2015
• Familiar with a variety of accounting systems and reporting software