Financial Controller - London, United Kingdom - Roc Recruitment

Roc Recruitment
Roc Recruitment
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London, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Role & Responsibilities
Fast growing UK and international luxury retailer seeks a Financial Controller. You will be responsible for the finance function delivering this exciting vision to set a new benchmark in luxury retailing reporting to the owner/CEO
Their award-winning stores are located overseas in luxury locations.

This will be an excellent opportunity for you if the prospect of joining an entrepreneurial owner led business with a real sense of purpose excites you.

They are a small team where the contribution of each member of the team counts and is equally valued.
The role is in their NW London office and they offer flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
Key responsibilities
Financial Management

  • Monthly management accounts including narrative reports on budget & forecast variances.
  • Weekly Project cost reporting including narrative report on budget & forecast variances.
  • Weekly cash flow information to assist the Company plan payments.
  • Monthly invoice review and associated billing administration.
  • Insurances, including assets, professional indemnity, travel and events.
  • Systems and procedures to ensure integrity of accounting information and safe custody of assets, including procedures to eliminate and detect fraud or theft of company assets.
  • Day to day management of department staff including annual appraisal and recruitment as necessary.
  • Annually, preparation of detailed financial budgets and cash flows.
  • Ensuring the appropriate expenditure records str maintained.
Accounting Records/procedures

  • Sales ledger, purchase ledger, nominal ledger and maintenance.
  • Bank reconciliations and checking control accounts match including sales ledger, purchase ledger
  • Preparation and submission of VAT returns.
  • P32 returns. PAYE/NI.
  • Company debt and credit control
  • Payroll and payroll annual returns.
  • Asset register.
  • Expenditure authorisation
  • Annual accounts file for auditors and drafting of statutory accounts.
  • Assist the CEO with effective communication/reporting of the company's financial performance.
  • Completing annual returns and company secretarial filing.
Legal Compliance and responsibilities

  • Ensuring compliance with legal requirements, other obligations and identified best practice.
  • Qualified ACA/ACCA/FCCA/CIMA.Essential
  • Good standard of education preferably Degree level
  • Minimum 7 years accountancy experience
  • Minimum 3 years managing the entire accounting function for a small/medium sized owner/managed business
  • Experience of managing staff within the accounting function
  • Preferably experience within a retail organisation or an understanding of retail
  • Preferably international experience
  • Upto date working knowledge of Xero
  • Experienced user of Microsoft Word, Excel, software packages
  • Ability to analise data, trends and reports to provide succinct management information
  • Experience of budgeting and business planning
  • Well developed time management skills
  • Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure of tight and conflicting deadlines
  • Ability to work in entrepreneurial, fastpaced business
  • Ability to instigate and implement process improvements
  • Experience of managing and motivating staff
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • High degree of accuracy, confidentiality and personal integrity
  • Customer focused approach with the ability to interact effectively at all levels
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Proactive approach to business cost reduction
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