Excellent Financial Controller opportunity, reporting directly to the strong CFO. You will oversee and manage a small finance team and enjoy a broad and varied remit, establishing strong financial controls, and partnering with the wider business to provide key insight.
Client Details
Our client is a leading player in the industry and have an international presence. They are an employer with a strong reputation for longevity and are seeking a new Financial Controller to provide key financial support.
Description
As Financial Controller you will have a varied remit, encompassing commercial and technical elements. This includes:
- Delivery of monthly management accounts in a timely and accurate manner.
- Variance analysis and commentary regarding performance versus budget, prior year or forecast.
- Preparation of monthly finance reports with commentary on business performance, risk and opportunities.
- Ensuring the balance sheet is fully reconciled and understood on a monthly basis
- Take positive action to ensure financial awareness across the organisation, with a focus on cost controls and margin
- Engaging with other teams to ensure they have the correct information to make timely decisions in order to improve financial performance.
- Leading the relationship with the external auditors to ensure all audit requirements are met and completed in a timely manner.
- Building audit information requirements as the financial year progresses.
- Leading the annual budgeting process and re-forecast business performance as required during the course of a financial year.
- Ensuring all statutory returns are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensure the cashflow model is continually updated and accurate, highlighting cashflow challenges or opportunities to the CFO and wider business as appropriate.
- Review capital investment opportunities, challenging key assumptions, and preparing project summaries for board presentations.
- Reviewing and approve payment run drafts as prepared by your team.
- Overseeing the payroll service
Profile
The successful Financial Controller should have:
- Formal qualification with a professional accountancy body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- High levels of attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to influence and create trust internally and externally
- Leadership and team development skills
- A track record of motivating and developing your teams.
- Experience of developing and improving ERP systems
- Understanding and use of a BI tool would be advantageous
Job Offer
Based in the office 5 days per week in East Kent, this role offers a base salary of up to £75,000 + benefits