Financial Controller (12 month FTC)

Job Description

Location: Trinity Buoy Wharf
Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full-time
Closing Date: 02 August 2024
Salary: Competitive
Hours of Work: 40

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CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and support the core finance team.
• Ownership of the company’s accounting, financial controls and financial processes.
• Lead in the review and improvement of financial policy and procedures.
• Establish collaborative working relationships with key business stakeholders including Heads of Departments and Directors.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to the finance team.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

• Leading on audit, the timely delivery of financial statements, statutory accounts, and relevant reporting.
• Accountable for group accounting.
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager to deliver, review, and analyse the monthly management accounts and associated reporting.
• Supporting the Senior Finance Manager on reconciliations and ownership of key balance sheet areas.
• Revenue, cost and budgetary control – budget holder reporting & meetings.
• Responsibility for cashflow, treasury, debt funding management and working capital management.
• Lead on VAT, corporation tax returns and tax planning.
• Responsible for ensuring the business appropriately adopts new accounting policies, legislation, and best practice.
• Managing four direct reports; Senior Finance Manager, Business Partner, Financial Accountant, Revenue Protection Supervisor.
• ERP system management and administration (Microsoft Dynamics Business Central 365).

KEY SKILLS:

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Experienced managing a finance team in an SME environment.
• Ability to parse technical information and communicate this to non-technical stakeholders.
• Flexibility & working well under pressure.
• Previous experience working in a similar position.
• Strong IT skills including excel and ERP systems.

Desirable:

• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft D365
• Experience implementing and monitoring finance policy and procedures.