Finance Director

Company Description

BRS Golf Ltd, a division of NBC Sports Next, is an innovative technology company that powers solutions for golfers and golf courses to better connect. At BRS Golf our course management software and services help our Golf Course partners increase their rounds and revenue and manage their business operations. GolfNow is the world's largest online tee time marketplace, used by over 3.5 million golfers worldwide.

From our award-winning international HQ offices in Belfast, we are driving forward and reshaping an entire industry, building innovative new web based and mobile products, and assisting golf course operators to manage profitable and sustainable businesses across UK, EMEA and Australia.

We take pride in offering an exceptional team member experience with generous benefits and perks designed to offer financial security, support wellbeing and enhance work life balance. Learn more about working with BRS Golf via

This is a great opportunity to advance your career and be a part of an exciting business with plans for significant future growth.

Job Description

Reporting to the Vice President of Finance in GolfNow's U.S. Division, the Finance Director will be responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, balance sheet integrity, and interfacing with key leadership. The Financial Director will join the leadership team in GolfNow's International Division - a rapidly growing business in the golf software & operations space. The Finance Director will oversee the Finance team, primarily based in Belfast and other employees or contractors supporting the business in different countries. The Finance Director will be expected to make strategic decisions to drive efficiencies and standardize process as we integrate a recent acquisition on to our systems.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Consolidation of financial reporting including both Profit and Loss statements and Balance Sheet consolidation from at least four different entities.
• Review journal entries and workpaper reconciliations on a monthly, quarterly, annual basis in all entities.
• Balance sheet management for multiple entities in different currencies / jurisdictions and overseeing the intercompany process. Reporting on cash balances, working capital movements and taxation estimates / computation reconciliations.
• Work closely with legal, tax, and compliance departments to ensure company is operating within various jurisdictional requirements.
• Collaboration with U.S.-based FP&A and Controllership teams
• Responsible for financial and legal obligations and regulations as a registered director of companies.
• Create and manage best practice reporting, procedures and controls within finance department
• Partner with the international leadership team to support the business with risk and compliance
• Partner with leadership in developing financial and commercial strategy
• Managing and overseeing external key partnership and process with auditors, banks, consultants
• Own annual budgeting process by working across the companies to get support from operational partners and clearly explain company goals to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Provide budget updates on monthly basis to local leadership and create budget revisions with supporting KPI's on at least a quarterly basis.
• Free cash flow reporting and forecasting.
• Oversee financial integration from multiple accounting and accounts receivable systems into one central system.
• Process improvement, KPI creation and maintenance, ad hoc duties, and reporting.
• Mentor and train junior employees in both the Controllership and FP&A function.
• Successfully delegate and assign tasks and projects to Finance Team staff to ensure timely delivery of key information.
• Contribute to a working environment and culture, which encourages teamwork, positive energy and innovation.

Qualifications

It is essential that candidates can demonstrate that they have:

• 10+ years' experience as a Finance leader.
• Chartered Accountant status and experience (7 years post-qualification in industry) with the ability to demonstrate a solid accounting background and technical expertise.
• Strong communication and analytic skills.
• Ability to partner with business leaders across multiple functions.
• Ability to demonstrate experience of creating / modifying chart of accounts for Statutory Reporting.
• Extensive use of Excel functionality at an advanced level.
• Strong ERP / data consolidation systems experience, knowledge and understanding.

Additional skills and experience that would be desirable:

• Experience in company with foreign subsidiaries in SAAS industry.
• Experience in using SAP and BPC and SQL.
• Experience of collaborating across multiple functions and operating within a wider matrixed environment and global context.
• French or German language skills are not required but would be a distinct advantage.

Additional Information

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