Assistant Financial Controller - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Morgan Hunt Recruitment

Morgan Hunt Recruitment

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Assistant Financial Controller

The ideal Assistant Financial Controller will have sound knowledge of Financial Statements with combined accounting knowledge. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role in Law or Professional Services. Qualifications in ACA/CIMA or ACCA and workingin a High performing Finance Team are imperative.

Acknowledgement of travelling to other offices around the UK when required as well as being flexible on taking holiday to adhere to business needs.

Duties/Responsibilities of the Assistant Financial Controller

Understanding of Financial system and key metrics
Implementing and improving control and processes
Work closely with CFO and Financial Controller with tasks set

Management Reporting

Producing monthly reports, firm and business forecasting, Control of Investments, maintain company books and reconciliation, working with Assistant Management Accountant to post journals and again working with AMA to produce key KPIreports in line with companies proposals.
Liaise with Assistant Management Accountants with posting journals
Collaborate on improving month to month procedures to scale procedures
Maintain books of sister company and bank recs

Year end reports

Drafts of financial statements and for subsidiary companies

Collaborate with the Financial Controller with annual reports for partners

Annual Planning 3 Year plan working alongside the Financial Controller, collating data to produce initial draft of Profits and Losses.
Work closely with your Ops Directors and your own team to prepare budgets
Supporting again the Financial Controller with providing supplementary analysis when called upon.

Treasury Management

Prepare a Cashflow report month on month discussing any discrepancies
Keeping track of any Foreign Exchange rates to make sure the foreign currency is settled
Making sure to track the bank interest rates to max the returns

VAT and Tax

Help senior Tax Manager with any analysis and queries
VAT return and VAT payments are in line and no penalties are generated

Experience/Skills of the Assistant Financial Controller

Be from a Senior Management Accountant role or similar
Be Resilient, adaptable and take the initiative
Be able to build strong relationships with stakeholders
Sound knowledge on compile monthly reports, forecasting and financial statements
Financial Data analysis and be able to prepare statements for decision makers
VAT and being able to manage submitting
Multitasking and leadership qualities
Strong Excel a must with word and PowerPoint
Logical, thorough, and systematic with how they go about their work.

If you are a diligent Assistant Financial Controller or a Senior Management Accountant with a proven history for meeting strict deadlines and looking to work with a company who demand the best, listen to their staff with a high reputation in the Legal sectorthen we would be delighted to hear from you.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.

Job suitability is assessed onmerit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.