Job Title: Financial Controller
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Reporting Line: Directly To The COO
Sector: Data Centre Construction
Location: Milan, Italy
Role Overview:
This position is focused on establishing the accounting function in Italy, taking ownership of all accounting activities, ensuring timely reporting, maintaining accuracy, and building a finance team as the entity expands. The role is a for an international market leading main contractor who specialise in building data centres and other mission critical industry.
Key Responsibilities:
* Implement and manage finance processes, accounting, and reporting for the Italian entity.
* Act as the primary contact for all accounting and tax matters, including monthly VAT returns, withholding tax, and other statutory obligations.
* Oversee all accounting operations and transactions, including accounts receivable and payable, subcontractor invoices, fixed assets, bank reconciliations, and general ledger entries.
* Collaborate on the ongoing enhancement and optimization of accounting processes.
* Prepare financial statements and disclosures in line with UK GAAP and local GAAP requirements.
* Perform daily bank reconciliations and manage all payments, ensuring that all documentation is complete and approved.
* Maintain the fixed asset register within the ERP system and post depreciation.
* Work with the payroll provider to process payroll journals, verify payroll reconciliations, and ensure timely tax and statutory payments.
* Reconcile intercompany balances within the international group, manage intercompany recharges, and process related invoices.
* Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and ensure appropriate accruals and prepayments are posted in the ERP system.
* Review ledgers for aged and credit balances to ensure accuracy and up-to-date records.
* Produce monthly management accounts and group reporting in accordance with the group finance calendar.
* Partner with the COO to develop the annual budget, five-year plan, update monthly forecasts, prepare the board pack, and present at board meetings.
* Work with the commercial team to monitor project profitability and ensure costs are allocated to the correct projects.
* Calculate accrued and deferred income and costs for projects (WIP accounting using the percentage-of-completion method).
* Undertake other ad hoc financial tasks as required.
* As the Italian entity grows, recruit, train, and mentor a finance team to deliver high-quality financial management and accounting services.
* Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts for submission to Group Treasury.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Holds a degree or master's in accounting; professional accounting certification is highly preferred.
* Extensive experience in construction accounting is required.
* At least 10 years of proven track record in establishing and leading finance teams; experience in startups and international organizations is a plus.
* Strong knowledge of local GAAP; familiarity with UK GAAP and IFRS is an advantage.
* Experience with Business Central ERP is desirable.
* Exceptional leadership, team management, and communication abilities. xivgfpx
* Fully fluent in both written and spoken English and Italian.