We Do Group are delighted to be supporting a family-owned group of businesses in Chichester, recruiting a part-time Financial Controller (32 hours p/w) for the group parent company, £50m turnover.
The role has a technical & reporting focus. We are looking for someone who has a strong technical foundation, who has ideally operated in an owner-managed business and enjoys going out and meeting the variety of businesses to understand the bigger picture.
Hours: 4 days / 32 hours per week (40 hour standard week)
Flexibility: Work hours to suit your schedule - 4 full days / 5 shorter days
Hybrid: 50/50 in the office/from home
Salary: £60,000 p/a (£75,000 FTE)
Financial Controller - 4 days per week - £60,000 p/a (£75,000 FTE)
The Role
Group Company
- Preparation of monthly management accounts including cashflow
- Quarterly intercompany reconciliations and intercompany recharges - interest, management charges, compliance
- Payroll compliance
- Statutory accounts preparation
- Manage and co-ordinate the year-end Audit
- Corporation Tax return (alongside outsourced corporate tax advisors)
- Preparation of annual budget
- Company secretarial
- Bank Covenant Reporting preparation
- Monthly VAT group reporting, returns, distribution of intercompany funds
- Support FD in wider tax planning and strategy
- Support FD in Family Office Quarterly Finance reporting requirements
Owner - Limited Company
- Directors Loan position
- Statutory accounts preparation
- Personal Tax return and relief calculations (alongside outsourced personal tax advisors)
- Support FD in wider tax planning and strategy
Owner - Personal
- Monthly drawings reporting
- Aid spend analysis to further Owners understanding of personal budgets and spend
- Education Trust accounts and trust tax returns
- Pension Fund performance reporting
General
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Provide recommendations and challenge to enhance financial performance of the portfolio
- Ensure that effective, internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with all statutory obligations
- Deliver high quality understandable information for Business leadership as required
- Ad hoc projects as required
Your Profile
- Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA
- Effective communicator - written & verbal
- Technical accounting background
- Worked in an owner managed business (advantageous)
- Inquisitive by nature
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel