# Head of Financial Control - Management Accounting 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

**Company**: Trainline
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: £100K - £110K
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Head of Financial Control - Management Accounting to lead our Financial Control team at Trainline. You will be responsible for leading a team of senior finance managers, overseeing the production of management accounts, balance sheet, and month-end processes.

As the Head of Management Accounts, you will lead the team within Financial Control, principally through two direct reports, acting as a role model who coaches and mentors to build capability, delegates effectively, holds the team to a high standard of delivery, and keeps development and succession front of mind.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Leading cross-functional projects from beginning to end, working with teams including Legal, Commercial, Product, and Technology

- Holding accountability for the smooth, timely running of month-end, including balance sheet integrity, key reconciliations, and working capital analysis

- Acting as the subject matter expert for external reporting and controls, providing technical challenge on Annual Report and Half-Year Report verification activity

- Being accountable for a strong internal control environment, and driving continuous improvement and automation to reduce manual effort and improve the quality of outputs

We offer a salary range of £100K - £110K, plus bonus, and a range of benefits including private healthcare, dental insurance, and a generous work-from-abroad policy.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience running month-end, balance sheet, reconciliation, and working capital processes in a complex business

- Experience managing and developing senior finance managers or teams, including setting direction and managing performance through others

- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and listed-company governance, and confidence making accounting policy judgements

- A strong track record of business partnering with senior, non-finance stakeholders to shape commercial decisions

- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust quickly, manage upwards, delegate effectively, and run a project from beginning to end

## Skills

### Required
- IFRS
- listed-company governance
- accounting policy judgements
- business partnering
- stakeholder management

### Nice to have
- ERP platforms
- finance automation tools
- experience in a listed or multi-currency business

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