Financial Controller

Job Introduction

Yopa is a multi-industry award-winning estate agency which provides a full service for a fair fixed fee. Since our establishment in 2015, we've already become one of the largest estate agencies in the UK.

To support us on our next growth phase we are looking for a Financial Controller to join us at this exciting time and help strengthen our talented team.

As our Financial Controller, you'll report directly to our Head of Finance, and undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting. Yopa has recently been acquired by the DMGT Group and part of the role will include our alignment to the Group's internal control policies, procedures and systems.

At Yopa we are keen on developing our staff and the creation of this role has originated following the successful promotion of our current Financial Controller. With this in mind, this role could suit a newly qualified accountant and somebody starting on their FC journey.

Responsibilities

• Leading the month-end and year-end close process
• Report timely and accurate financial information on a regular basis
• Oversee all accounting operations including Invoicing, A/R, A/P, GL
• Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Oversee preparation of VAT return
• Signing off payroll and KPI/commission calculations
• Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports
• Suggest updates and improvements for accounting reports and invoicing
• Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported
• Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities
• Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Financial support and analysis to all parts of the business
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions
• Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements were needed
• Additional controller duties as necessary

About You

What do you need to excel in this role?

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Proven working experience in Management Accounting and/or Financial controller
• 4+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Responsibility for leading and supporting all external and internal audit processes
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Experience using Netsuite / Financial Force is desirable and high level of Excel skills is a must
• Strong written reporting skills
• Confident communication skills
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS
• Strong commercial acumen
• Highly numeric/strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Drive to continually improve processes and seek new challenges
• Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to be flexible
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organisation
• High energy, high proactivity and a strong work ethic

About Yopa

Yopa is a leading UK-based full service, fair fixed fee estate agent.

Winner of Best Online Agent for 2019 at UK Estate Agent of the Year awards, and awarded Best Online Agent in 2020 via Online Agent Picker, based on Trustpilot and AllAgents reviews.

Founded in 2015, Yopa has already become the 6th largest estate agent in the UK, and in 2018 was awarded the 'Best online and hybrid agent of the year' by allagents.co.uk.

In 2017 Yopa was recognised by LinkedIn as one of the UK's Top 20 Start-up companies to work for.

We are disrupting the traditional high street agencies by doing away with the unnecessary cost of high street shop fronts and leveraging its proprietary technology and scale to deliver a great experience for its customers, all for a fair fixed fee.

Yopa has already received over 11,000 '5 star' Trustpilot reviews from delighted customers and is backed by DMGT & Savills.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.