Financial Controller

AboutUs

We are a team of passionate individuals from 15 countries developing the world’s first biosecurity platform built to combat critical pest threats to human health, food security and the environment. With a deep commitment to trust, integrity and collaboration, Flyttr has become the trusted partner of governments, industries, philanthropies and communities seeking to make bold advancements on the biggest pest threats of our time. We work with urgency because lives and livelihoods depend on it. Successful candidates will find Flyttr to be an exhilarating place to do their best work and will find that every person at Flyttr plays a critical role in a dynamic, exciting, team-oriented culture.

Purpose of the Job

Flyttr is a multi-national business with operating hubs including established finance teams in the UK and Brazil.
The group is now building its US finance function as it
expands its US footprint, through its
pest-monitoring business, under the RapidAIM brand, in California and US government-funded research programs based in San Antonio,Texas. This role is a key part of a new team, responsible for financial planning, reporting and control across the US operations,with primary responsibility for RapidAIM and a significant supporting role on the research programs.

You will report to the US Finance Director, working closely with Group FP&A and the rest of the Group Finance team in the UK, RapidAIM
leadership, and the finance team in Brazil.

Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Business partnering:Act as the finance partner to RapidAIM's US leadership and commercial team, providing analysis and insight that support pricing, growth and investment decisions.

• Budgeting & forecasting:Own RapidAIM's US budget and rolling forecasts
  covering the US and Brazil, and feeding into the group budget and forecast process led by Group FP&A.

• Management:Prepare accurate, timely management accounts
  for the US businesses including KPIs, variance analysis and cash flow reporting for presentation to the US Finance Director, Group CFO and RapidAIM leadership.

• P&L reporting:Maintain accrual-based P&L view of RapidAIM
  by country alongside a cash-based report, including device cost of sales and capital expenditure.

• Inventory & device leases:Maintain balance sheet controls over inventory and the device lease register.
• Revenue & Collections:Oversee invoicing, collections and customer contract terms for US lines of business for US and overseas customers, working closely with the Commercial team.

Research
Programmes Financial Management Support

• Programme cost tracking:Support actual-to-budget tracking and forecasting for US-based research programmes.
• Audit & compliance support:Work with team members in maintaining compliant accounting practices and in responding to government audit and incurred cost requests.
• Proposal support:Provide cost and budget input to new US funding proposals, working with Group FP&A.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Month-end close:Review and sign off month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and journals prepared by the accounts team.

• Financial controls:Design, document and maintain financial controls and processes for the US business.

• US tax & statutory:Coordinate US GAAP reporting, lease accounting and federal and state tax compliance, including payroll, sales, franchise and property taxes across Texas and California, working with external advisors.
• Service partner management:Manage US service partners (payroll, tax, audit, legal) to ensure accurate and timely service.
• Payroll:Provide support and ensure approval processes with the US People Team for US payroll.

Skills, Experience, and Education Requirements

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field, with relevant accounting and financial management experience. CPA, CMA or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred.

• Relevant experience: 5+ years of demonstrable experience across FP&A and financial management.

• Financial management & control: Strong technical grounding in US GAAP, management reporting, cash flow management and month-end close.

• Commercial acumen:Comfortable partnering with non-finance leaders and turning financial analysis into clear recommendations.

• Government contract experience:Experience with US government contracts or grants is desirable.

• Systems:Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills. Knowledge of MS365 Dynamics ERP.

• Communication skills:Strong written and oral communication skills, with the judgement to handle sensitive commercial and people-related information with appropriate discretion.

• Working ethos: Self-starter comfortable with building structures and formulating processes.

Behavioral Requirements

• Commitment to, and passion for, the Flyttr mission and values

• Responsive to the needs of an international business working across different time zones, adapting working patterns in-line with business requirements

• Positive, humble, co-operative and professional always.

• Works with urgency and solves things promptly
• Resilient and persistent in an innovative and constantly changing environment
• Values collaboration and works effectively with global colleagues.