Financial Controller - Stowmarket, United Kingdom - SKYBRIDGE RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

SKYBRIDGE RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
SKYBRIDGE RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
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Stowmarket, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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I am excited to be working with this client to recruit a Financial Controller to head up their finance team.

The role is key within their business, and although there will be a strategic element to the role you must be prepared to be very hands-on.

The roleis with a business who is seeing significant growth in their sector and has big plans.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be their right-hand person and act as a Business Partner and Advisor to the Chairman and Senior Management team in driving businessgrowth.


Key Responsibilities include:

  • Drive the financial planning of the company by analysing its performance and risks.
  • Retain constant awareness of the company's financial position and act to prevent problems.
  • Work closely with the key managers towards the continued wellbeing and growth of the entire organisation.
  • Lead, engage, motivate, and develop the team by coaching, counselling, and performance managing, monitoring and appraising job results.
  • Lead the Finance department (accounting, controlling, business analysis, cash management, finance projects).
  • Oversee all finance, accounting, and reporting activities of the business, which includes preparing monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations of key control accounts.
  • Maintain and oversee the company's finance IT system.
  • Ensure all financial reporting and data follow statutory requirements.
  • Prepare monthly financial reporting within agreed time parameters.
  • Analyse sales and profitability, cash flow, stocks, prepare detailed and substantiated comments on business activity and provide dashboards to senior management.
  • Prepare annual budget and forecasts.
  • Manage the relationship with bank partners.
  • Run the monthly Payroll system for both Salaried and Hourly paid colleagues.
  • Champion working capital and cash management as a key evaluation measure for decision making.
  • Focus on cash reporting and KPIs, build a robust forecasting model, contribute to the reinforcement of the cash culture, and thus improve overall cash performance.
  • Supervise the preparation of yearend statutory accounts and related documentation.
  • Manage tax reporting, compliance, and communication with local tax authorities as needed to ensure compliance with local tax requirements.
  • Bring expertise and knowledge for the purpose of adapting company's structure (legal and analytical) to business and corporate needs
  • Oversee coordination and in charge of relationship with independent accounting firms, statutory or contractual auditors and tax advisors.
  • Oversee implementation and maintenance of internal controls, financial confidentiality, compliance, and financial policies across the organisation.


To be successful in the position, you will be able to demonstrate experience in a financial leadership role and ideally be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA ).

You will have previous experience of working as part of an executive team and havea detailed understanding of multi-site operations with a focus on operational excellence, efficiency and continuous improvement.

In addition, you will bring vitality and dynamism to the role and have a high degree of commercial acumen and proven examples ofproviding a true 'businesspartner' approach.

You will have effective communication and influencing skills and some experience in managing an HR function within a SME and running a monthly payroll.

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