Financial Controller
Uxbridge, 5 days per week in the office
£DOE, Plus Study Support, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Pension, 30 Days’ Holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays (rising with service)
This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.
Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Financial Controller to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.
With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.
Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.
As a Financial Controller based at our Uxbridge depot, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to. You will work as part of a small finance team with links into all the other accounting divisions to consolidate management and financial reporting.
Why join us?
You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, help us to become more successful and deliver more benefits to the environment
We’re growing and so will you be able to develop your own career
We provide opportunities for you to develop your career, we encourage continuous learning and pride ourselves on promoting from within
Help us achieve even more amazing things
What do we expect of each other?
That each of us act like owners of this growing business
We collaborate to enable us to be the best we can be especially when it comes to safety and wellbeing!
We are committed to making food sustainable and ensuring that nothing is wasted so we encourage our colleagues to come forward with their ideas
Focus on the things that matter and approach every situation proactively and with agility
A little bit more about the role:
Preparation of Annual and Monthly Financial and Management Accounts
Preparation of Annual Statutory accounts including supporting information for Taxation computation.
Preparation of Weekly management accounts with KPIs and supporting information.
Balance Sheet management ,Cash flow and working Capital management.
Managing small finance team
Budgeting
Variance analysis weekly accounts v monthly accounts v budgets
Implement process improvement and automation to improve work efficiency and workflow.
Interested?
What are we looking for? As you can imagine, you’ll need a broad range of personal skills to succeed, but we don’t expect you to have everything from the start! We will coach, train and support you, it’s more important that you have the right interpersonal skills and the intelligence to grasp our business and take us forward.
We will be looking for:
GCSE English/Maths or equivalent
AAT/Equivalent
ACCA/CIMA/ACA or final stages
Previous experience in a Financial Controller role
Previous experience in M3 Accounting software or equivalent would be an advantage.
Excellent accounting related IT skills
High level of attention to detail
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