Financial Controller - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Reed Finance

Reed Finance

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reed Finance are pleased to be partnering with our client, a well-known and reputable name in their field, on the recruitment of a new Financial Controller.

Reporting into the CFO and managing a small accounts team, the new Financial Controller will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the finance function, ensuring financial information is reported in a timely and accurate manner.

A few key responsibilities of the Financial Controller:

Supervise processing of all accounting entries by accounts staff, reconciliations of accounts, extracting trial balances and preparation of monthly/quarterly/yearly management accounts.
First point of contact for auditors. Responsible for providing required information to auditors and answering audit queries.
Assist CFO with preparation of budgets, projections and board papers.
Variance analysis of sales, margins and operating expenses and take corrective action in liaison with functional managers.
Review periodical stock reports, age of stock and product costings
Work closely with HR and ensure that all payroll related compliance matters fulfilled.

A few key requirements of the Financial Controller:

Fully ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
Strong financial accounting experience an accountancy practice background would be advantageous
Experience of using Sage 200 and an ERP system would be beneficial, and an advanced knowledge of Excel
Proven track record of working to deadlines
Previous managerial experience would also be useful

This is an office based position based in Southend for a well established organisation and would suit a practice trained accountant, looking to continue their progression within industry or a technically strong individual with a financial accounting background,looking to step into a Financial Controller position.