Interim Financial Controller - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Kate John Associates Limited

Kate John Associates Limited

Verified Company

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is a manufacturing business that is headquartered in the South West. They are a group of companies that all operate independently but are still part of the wider group and this role will cover off two of these companies (one based in Cheltenhamand the other one is in Wiltshire)

The main responsibilities within this role:

Ensure that the monthly management accounts
are delivered accurately and on time.
Full and detailed balance sheet reconciliations to be included with the submission of the final management accounts.
Provide weekly Flash results
Supervision of all direct reports (Financial)
Budgets / Forecasts & Reporting
Statutory Compliance. It is essential that we comply with all the statutory requirements and meeting the reporting dates. Familiarity with VAT, Customs and Excise duty and payroll taxes is beneficial
Provide information on cost of sales by part, by customer to the Board to ensure correct decisions are made.
Driver of all KPI's within the business.
Monitor FX movement and analyse the implication on the margins. Recommend to the Board steps that should be taken to maintain GP level.
Build relationship with suppliers to optimise payment terms.
Monitor Debtor days and plan improvement.
Track and monitor revenue for accuracy, verifying it against sub ledger report on a monthly basis.
Analyse business performance / results, providing feedback to Senior Management.
Ensure monthly accruals are adjusted to meet demands of the business.
Ensure an accurate Cost of sales analysis in place that is a live document updated in real time
Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
Experience of leading small teams previously (this is a team of 3)
Strong interpersonal skills, and effective communication both verbal and written

This role is office based with 80% of this being based in Cheltenham. As a result any applicants need to be within a commutable distance for this reason.