Head of Reporting and Controls

Please note: Hybrid Working 2 days a week in the Central London Office (Liverpool St.)

About Us

Launched in July 2020, Kerv is a next-generation ‘customer-first, cloud-first’ provider, created to help customers achieve successful business outcomes in a new digital era. We are undergoing an exciting period of growth following the acquisition of ten highly successful organisations, we are now over 900 talent individuals who focus on thinking customer-first.

The finance team is central to partnering with business leaders to provide accurate, timely and quality information to support their growth plans.

About the role

You’ll be joining a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a PE-backed organisation that is committed to delivering outstanding experiences for both customers and employees. This role involves managing accounting activities across multiple legal entities, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely, and high-quality financial information. Your work will provide valuable insights that contribute directly to Kerv’s profitability, while also maintaining robust control over corporate and statutory compliance.

Your Part to Play

You will be responsible for leading the Management Reporting and Financial Accounting & Control functions of our centralised Finance Team, reporting to the Group CFO.

Leading a team whose core responsibilities include:

Management Reporting

• Prompt and accurate preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts for each entity and group consolidation
• Analysis and reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts by entity
• Drive to standardise and automate processes and systems, eliminating manual interventions as far as possible
• Lead the implementation and development of financial systems

Financial Accounting & Control

• Responsibility for the preparation of annual financial and statutory account statements
• Develop and implement efficient and effective internal controls in accordance with best practice.
• Provide technical accounting expertise on various matters including revenue recognition etc.
• Act as the key interface point with the company auditors
• Responsibility for taxation including the filing of returns and R&D tax claims
• Preparation and support for an exit transaction

Other

• Develop the MI for delivery to the practices
• Development of monthly opex reports against budget at cost centre level
• Preparation of weekly and real-time reports on performance
• Support M&A activity including integration of new acquisitions
• Drive hive up of acquired businesses
• Engage with investors and lenders on reporting requirements and queries
• Management of insurance programme
• Administration and control of sales commission payments

All about You

• Qualified accountant, ACA/CIMA with significant amount of post qualification experience in industry and of leading a finance team.
• Past experience in the IT/ telecoms sector would be preferential as would experience of working in a Private Equity environment.
• Experience of business integration and systems deployment will also be beneficial.
• A leader with excellent people management capabilities who can drive the teams and individuals to achieve challenging goals and deadlines.
• Uncompromising in the production of quality information in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to take the initiative and drive change to support improvement. Deliver practical solutions and drive genuine business improvements
• Working well under pressure is essential where priorities are likely to shift.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to meet challenging deadlines

You will live the Kerv values …

• Think Customer First
• Team is everything
• Do the Right Thing
• Build Future
• Spread good vibes

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.