Group Financial Controller

The role of the Group Financial Controller at Aptitude Software is to be accountable for ensuring effective operation and delivery of the Global Finance Department. The Group Financial Controller will be responsible for overseeing all accounting and reporting processes for Aptitude Software (‘Aptitude’).  

You will be expected to manage the preparation of the annual and interim reports and other statutory reporting requirements, including being the primary point of contact for the external auditors throughout the process. Other reporting requirements include global corporation tax filings and assistance in the Group’s investor relations reporting.  

The Group Financial Controller is also responsible for developing and maintaining internal financial control processes and should continually seek to drive improvements in internal processes, ensuring they are repeatable and establishing best practice. 

As part of the overall role, there will be an expectation that you will recognise and mitigate risk, thinking commercially as part of your decision-making process. You will operate at a senior level, providing confidence and leadership and in turn becoming the go-to person in Finance. Always focusing on the important and consistently striving to deliver value to Aptitude Software for greater business efficiency. 

You will be responsible for managing finance and accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, management accounts, external reporting and manage the Group’s external banking relationships.  You will be required to provide support and complete ad hoc projects – implementing Fynapse, US sales taxability etc.  

A key part of your role is to proactively continue your own development and actively mentor and develop other team members to aid their career development. Critical to the success of this will be your excellent communication and management skills. You are expected to continually drive and inspire others around you.  

You must be mindful of the evolving company culture and always ensure that you are motivating the team, celebrating milestones and ensuring that you contribute towards internal communications, taking your stories and successes out to the wider Aptitude community. 

We’ll provide you with the opportunity to grow your expertise in an environment that supports you, your life and your career.

We’ll also offer you a competitive salary, as well as the following benefits: 

• ShareSave scheme - ability to purchase company shares on preferential terms 

• Private healthcare 

• Income protection and group life insurance  

• Pension Scheme 

• Company Funded Health Cashplan 

• Employee Assistance Programme 

• Access to Private Dental Benefits 

• Flexible / hybrid working options  

• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave for adoption, maternity and paternity 

• Bike 2 Work Scheme 

• Employee Referral Bonus 

• Must be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified 

• Knowledge and understanding of financial business cycles and ability to design, implement and operate controls to ensure accuracy of accounting and safeguarding of company resources. 

• Coordinating and directing the preparation of monthly management accounts and report variances against forecast concisely to the business  

• Preparing and publishing full and half yearly statutory reporting. 

• Ability to assist in the development of members of the finance team and provide advice and guidance where required 

• Ability to produce high quality, accurate results under significant time pressure 

• Advanced Excel skills to be able to complete day to day tasks/financial reporting within the global finance department. PowerBI skills beneficial  

• Self-driven and able to work with minimal direction, prioritising effectively 

• Able to quickly identify issues and address them before they build up to a larger problem 

• Strong management skills. 

• Concise, meaningful and timely communication skills on all levels is essential. 

• ‘Hands on’ approach. 

• Applying a risk conscious and commercial mindset to decisions