Senior Finance Controls & Compliance Lead

Senior Finance Manager – Controls & Compliance

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Job Description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.

We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager – Controls & Compliance to join our Finance team. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you'll play a critical role in ensuring robust financial governance, statutory compliance and financial controls across Gist's UK and Ireland legal entities.

This is a highly visible role that combines financial controls, statutory reporting, audit management and technical accounting, providing the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across Gist and M&S.

What’s in it for you?

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special…

• 20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan
• Attractive annual bonus scheme, based on M&S performance and personal objectives
• Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)
• Amazing perks and discounts via our App to major restaurants and retailers
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme
• A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme

Salary:

Competitive
Hours:37.5 hours Per Week
Working pattern:Monday
- Friday 9-5pm

What you’ll do:

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Leading the financial controls and compliance framework across Gist UK and Ireland, ensuring appropriate controls are designed, documented and evidenced
• Managing the preparation, review and completion of statutory accounts for multiple legal entities
• Acting as the key contact for internal and external auditors, coordinating audit activity and ensuring timely responses to audit requirements
• Driving continuous improvement of financial controls and supporting the implementation of new governance and compliance requirements
• Providing technical accounting expertise and guidance to finance and business stakeholders
• Coordinating corporation tax reporting requirements and wider finance compliance activities
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Gist, M&S Group Finance, auditors and external advisors

Who you are:

Your skills and experience will include:

• Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA preferred)
• Significant experience in statutory reporting and financial compliance
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and audit requirements
• Experience managing external audit relationships and year-end reporting processes
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and the ability to interpret and apply accounting standards
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability

Why Gist?

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we are progressive, accountable, collaborative,and ethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan

A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and make an immediate impact.

Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.

If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.