Financial Controller

What we deliver for clients

Companies often struggle to get the results from technology that we know are possible.  Well-implemented technology can be world changing. It removes waste and makes us better at what we do.

Our mission is to help others achieve the true benefit that technology can offer and increase business success and value. We are a leader in Europe helping businesses backed by private equity and venture capital to achieve their growth plans through technology.

This is achieved through our excellence at understanding how to improve a technology function to deliver business value – and then assisting the company to deliver those improvements. Our strengths include bespoke software development, system architecture, technology strategy, change management, data science, machine learning and cloud platform engineering.

In 2023, Intechnica joined forces with U.S.-based Crosslake Technologies, a solutions-driven, global tech advisory firm serving private equity investors and their portfolio companies with technology due diligence, digital transformation strategy, technology value optimization and executive leadership focused on growing enterprise value through technology.

Our core values

We have a hard working and professional culture but believe in having fun. We look for people who align with our values.

• We are a team: we believe that effective teamwork is the key to successful delivery.
• We are determined: we do not let obstacles stand in our way and strive to deliver positive change.
• We are open and flexible: we listen to others and are prepared to change our views.
• We learn and teach: we strive to be as good as we can and to be effective at developing others.
• We create value: we help our clients and colleagues grow and succeed.

Intechnica, a Crosslake company, is a diverse organisation and proud of it. We have people of varied ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and political outlook. What unites us is our belief that technology makes a difference.

About Crosslake

Crosslake originated in 2010 to become the world’s most relevant firm for technology investors and management teams looking to buy, build and run technology that creates value. Our unmatched practitioner community of former CTOs, CIOs, architects and engineers guides actionable, business-focused technology decisions – underscored by objective TechIndicators® from our proprietary dataset of 4,000+ prior tech M&A transactions.

In-house delivery teams bring strategic value creation initiatives to life, with solutions for bespoke software and technology to enable business transformation, and cyber solutions to address security weaknesses and risks in software and code quality.

It’s clear why Crosslake is the firm investors rely upon to make technology make a difference. Learn more at: www.crosslaketech.com

The role

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to oversee the day-to-day running of the financial function for Crosslake EMEA, based in Manchester. The role requires previous experience as a Financial Controller and it would be desirable to have had experience in professional services, or certainly in other services businesses.

Working in an agile and changing environment, the role will play a pivotal part in both establishing the integrated platform for Crosslake EMEA (following Intechnica being acquired in January 2023), plus supporting the combined business through its next phase of success.

The reward

In return for your time, expertise, and energy you will receive:

• Pension
• Company funded medical benefit
• Life assurance
• Flexible working location
• Minimum 5 days training
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Your birthday as a free holiday

The detail

Job Title:            Financial Controller for EMEA

Team:                 Finance

Reports to:        CFO in EMEA

Location:            Manchester city centre, England. Intechnica is supportive of remote working where feasible. There is a preference for the candidate to be based in / near to Manchester, for regular teamworking in person.  

Key responsibilities in the role

Management accounts, reporting and post acquisition integration:-

• Oversee timely and accurate management accounts and departmental communication
• Manage consolidated EMEA accounts incorporating the branch operation in Poland and global intergroup arrangements
• Manage the control environment to support effective reporting and a smooth audit
• Be a key stakeholder and thought-partner in integrating our reporting into the global group
• Play a key role for EMEA in the ongoing global systems and processes integration 
• Have a leading voice in planning data storage and data management towards key metrics

Banking and cash management:-

• Direct the controls process around cash management and EMEA banking operations
• Work with the global Finance team in relation to the group’s funding facility
• Lead on continuous improvement in credit control and in working capital cycles

FP&A and forecasts:-

• Be the key facilitator between the FP&A resource across the globe and the EMEA business unit teams, ensuring the right Finance personnel and business unit staff members are having the right conversations
• Coordinate the overall budgeting processes for EMEA, supporting the global processes, including balance sheet and cashflow trends
• Play a key part in preparing presentation materials required of the team
• Foster an EMEA partnering environment to challenge overheads and seek opportunities
• Ensure controls are in place for Finance review of key activities e.g. headcount spend.

Staff, remuneration and team:-

• Support the team in drafting and operating sales commission schemes or other such schemes
• Manage the payroll review process for the UK and Poland and act as an escalation point
• Team management of two direct reports, supporting their performance and development

Audit, Tax and Compliance:-

• Lead the audit process through to statutory accounts submission
• Liaise with the advisers on any technical accounting needs
• Manage the production of UK entity annual tax returns, including R&D claims
• Review VAT returns prior to submission
• Work with the global Finance team on international tax implications
• Ensure Poland statutory returns are completed on a timely basis, supported by local advisers
• Support the CFO and Legal with maintaining Companies House records

Key Skills & Experience

In addition to the skills needed to deliver the key responsibilities above, we are looking for:

• Previous proven experience as a Financial Controller
• Experience in a B2B services business is required.
• Experience of Professional Services would be desirable
• Knowledge of Netsuite would be very advantageous. Previous experience of Sage 50 would be helpful

Personal Qualities

• Absolute alignment with our core values
• A pro-active and collaborative team player
• Strong interpersonal skills supporting cross-department partnering and a global team
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills