Financial Controller

ABOUT 

STRAT7 is a global data, insight, and strategy group built to give businesses a genuine commercial edge. We bring together seven specialist practices, each leaders in their field, united by shared technology, shared talent, and a single integrated model we call Collective Advantage. Operating across multiple industry verticals and twelve markets, our 350+ data scientists, insight consultants, and strategic advisors work as one connected team, with AI woven into every client engagement through Nucleus, our proprietary AI hub. The result is faster, sharper, more impactful work - and a partner that equips global brands with the strategies they need to navigate disruption and accelerate growth.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join STRAT7 on a 12-month fixed-term contract, providing maternity cover.

The Financial Controller role is the backbone of STRAT7 Limited's financial operations genuinely making an impact on how STRAT7 Limited performs and scales. The role reports to the Group Financial Controller owning comprehensive financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and management accounts. The position keeps all regulatory requirements tight, maintains the central P&L, reconciles inter-agency transactions, and manages tax submissions and fixed asset records. Working closely with Finance Business Partners across agency divisions, this role supports budgeting and forecasting while laying the financial groundwork for the organisation's operational and commercial goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Produce accurate and timely trial balance and management accounts for STRAT7 Ltd
• Prepare and reconcile balance sheets, liaising with Agency Finance Business Partners as required
• Maintain ownership of STRAT7 central P&L and ensure alignment with sum of agency P&Ls 
• Prepare ONS submissions for STRAT7 Ltd
• Process PSA calculations and other ongoing tax requirements

Internal Controls & Reconciliations

• Process payroll postings and review pension payments 
• Maintain intra-agency reconciliation and sign-off
• Reconcile inter-agency balances involving STRAT7 Limited at each month end
• Process internal cost re-allocation postings and reconciliations
• Maintain Fixed Asset register and process depreciation postings
• Maintain Intangible Asset register and process capitalisation calculations

Financial Support & Analysis

• Process Agency Job books review and Net Revenue submission
• Gather client and supplier rebates information from Agency Finance Business Partners
• Support FP&A team in the production of Budget / Forecast process
• Support FP&A team in the production of pipeline reporting
• Prepare ad hoc queries and analysis relating to STRAT7 Ltd
• Support audit queries as required
• Manage the transactional team members

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES 

Essential

• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting/reporting software systems
• Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of UK GAAP and audit practices
• Meticulous attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Effective communicator who can liaise clearly across all levels
• Advanced Excel skills to include aggregation / lookup formulae and Power Queries
• Line management experience
• Collaborative approach

Desirable

• Experience of use of artificial intelligence in a finance function
• Use of financial reporting / visualisation tools such as Datarails

BENEFITS

The role comes with a competitive salary between £60,000 - £70,000, subject to experience and location (London or Leeds). Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (our office also shuts between Christmas and New Year)
• Flexible, hybrid working options - we expect you to be at the office 3 days a week
• A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member's gross salary after an initial 3 months service
• 2 volunteering paid days per year (under a formal program for a registered charity)
• A Health cash plan
• Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary
• Cycle to work scheme following successful completion of probation

RECRUITMENT

Recruitment for this role will involve between three or four interviews

Start date - Beginning of August

DISCLOSURE

STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.