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Tom Evans

Financial Controller at Primary Care 24

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

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Role

Role Name

Financial Controller

Company

Halden Foods Group

Location(s)

Trafford Park, Manchester

Work Mode

hybrid

Employment Type

full-time

Pay

£75,000 to £85,000 per year

Key Requirements

Skills

Group consolidationStatutory accounts (FRS 102)Cash flow forecastingCovenant reportingTeam leadershipFinancial controlAudit management

Tools

Dynamics 365

Certifications

ACAACCACIMA

Candidate

Summary

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Work History

  • Financial Controller at Primary Care 24

    Apr 2024 to present

  • Senior FS Manager - Group Risk & Assurance (Group & FS Finance) at The Very Group

    Feb 2023 to Apr 2024

    Risk & control, process improvement, month-end close and balance sheet reconciliation redesign, external audit support and IFRS horizon scanning.

  • Digital Risk and Advisory Services (Controls) Manager at BDO UK LLP

    Nov 2022 to Jan 2023

    Controls-focused advisory role (digital risk & controls).

  • Financial Control Manager at The Very Group

    Jul 2022 to Nov 2022

  • Assistant Manager (previously Senior) - EY at EY

    Jan 2021 to Jul 2022

    External audit and assurance experience; secondment to US roles earlier in tenure.

  • Specialist at Apple

    Feb 2010 to Apr 2013

Education

  • Pensby Sixth Form, 2013

Match Information

Match factors

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Matched(7)

  • Seniority
    Role: senior · Candidate: senior
  • Location
    Role: Trafford Park, Manchester · Candidate: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom (31 mi)
  • Work mode
    Role: hybrid · Candidate accepts: remote, hybrid, on-site
  • Financial control
    Role needs financial control; candidate is Financial Controller and lists financial controls as a skill, with Risk & control roles.
  • Audit management
    Role needs audit management; candidate has EY external audit experience and external audit support at The Very Group.
  • ACA
    Role lists ACA as a certification; candidate certifications list shows ACA.
  • 3+ years relevant experienceNice to have
    Role needs 3+ years relevant experience; candidate has 10 years relevant experience.

Gaps(0)

No proven gaps

For your judgment(12)

  • Employment type
    Role: full-time · Candidate accepts: unknown
  • Pay
    Role: £75,000–£85,000 · Candidate: pay expectation not stated
  • Group consolidation
    Role needs group consolidation; candidate profile does not mention consolidation work, though group-level finance roles appear.
  • Statutory accounts (FRS 102)
    Role needs FRS 102 statutory accounts; candidate shows IFRS compliance and horizon scanning but no FRS 102 reference.
  • Cash flow forecasting
    Role needs cash flow forecasting; candidate profile does not mention forecasting either way.

Reasoning

Why it fits

  • The candidate currently holds the title Financial Controller, matching the job title exactly.
  • Strong experience in financial controls, risk management, and external audit aligns well with job requirements.
  • Candidate has senior-level experience consistent with the job's seniority.
  • Experience with group finance functions and audit liaison supports the job's consolidation and audit tasks.
  • Candidate is located in Liverpool, which is within reasonable commuting distance to Manchester and open to hybrid work modes.

Watch-outs

  • The candidate's recent roles are primarily in health services and retail sectors, less directly aligned with food and beverage manufacturing.
  • The job requires ACA, ACCA, or CIMA certification; candidate holds ACA but job prefers multiple certifications, which may limit fit.
  • The job requires experience with Dynamics 365 ERP, which the candidate does not list among their tools.
  • The job demands a higher education level (level 3) than the candidate's stated education level (level 1).

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