Our client based in in Milton Keynes are seeking a Financial Controller to join their busy team to oversee the completion of monthly Management Accounts, Budgets, Cashflows and Financial reporting**.**
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Bookkeeping responsibilities to include Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Accruals, Prepayments, Journals and Work in Progress schedules.
- Bank Account management to include communication with Banking Relationship Manager, posting of payments and receipts, making payments and managing the receipt of client invoice payments, treasury and credit management.
- Producing a set of monthly management accounts from the TB - using automated software and Xero to produce a comprehensive Senior Management and Board report.
- VAT monthly reporting.
- Cashflow management and production of daily bank reconciliations.
- Budget preparation and analysis against overheads and projects.
- Audit preparation for annual company audits, to include R&D tax claims.
- Project cost analysis based on client projects and instrumentation type, to include external reports.
- Assist with tax planning and compliance with state and Country tax authorities.
- Maintain internal control safeguards such as expense management, payroll sign off, upper limit levels, signatories as required.
Additional Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the business, liaise with peers in similar roles to gain the benefits of common practices.
- Maintain professional awareness of the external developments in scientific instrumentation and geophysics, to identify where these may be used to benefit the business.
- Represent the Company as required externally to media, agencies and the public.
- Any other duties as directed by your manager.