FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Opportunity to join a well-established, privately owned company providing services to the construction sector. Based at the Head Office in East Yorkshire, you will assume full responsibility for the existing small finance function within the company with the key highlights of the role including:
· Reporting into but working alongside the Managing Director as he looks to expand the existing operation from its Northern focus to being nationwide;
· Supporting the Managing Director and the investors in completing any corporate acquisitions as part of that journey;
· The opportunity to make the role your own as part of refreshing and improving all accounting processes and procedures; and
· The possibility for further career progression and development including a Board position and equity ownership over time as the company expands in the years ahead.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
· Manage and oversee all day-to-day accounting operations on behalf of the company including customer invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and all budgeting/forecasting (including cash forecasting).
· Support and manage finance staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and developed and so that they carry out their responsibilities to the required standard.
· Prepare and publish timely detailed reports on financial performance on a monthly and annual basis including profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statements and any required supporting analysis (including covenant compliance schedules).
· Oversee the preparation of the company's annual financial statements to ensure that these are presented accurately and on time.
· Provide all financial, system and other relevant support to all other departments including guiding them in establishing, planning and managing their departmental budgets. Specifically, this will include overseeing the introduction and ongoing management of operating and field management software into the company.
· Assume lead responsibility for all tax related matters including the production of accurate and timely VAT/CIS returns and annual Corporation Tax returns/payments
· Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the company (including overseeing the company's finance/IT system).
· Monitor external contracts and services provided by suppliers to ensure that these are operating effectively and provide the best value to the company.
· Carry out all necessary actions to ensure that the company complies with all statutory legal and financial regulations including managing all statutory filings with Companies House.
· Assume lead responsibility for all financial related third-party relationships including audit, banking and insurance relationships.
· Ensure that the processes in other departments (sales, operations, warehouse) are setup in a way that provides the finance team with sufficient detail to report performance.
· Support the Managing Director and Board on all financial elements of both organic branch expansion and corporate acquisitions to help develop the growth of the company.
· Regularly assess the performance of the finance departmental structure and plan for the continual improvement of the efficiency of the company.
· Perform such other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time, sometimes at short notice, by the Managing Director or other Board Members.
KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
· Fully Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a minimum three-years post qualification experience
· First-hand experience of leading a team or department and producing Management Accounts with supporting analysis (experience with Sage preferred but not essential)
· Strong IT and spreadsheet skills – experience with wider industry operating software preferred but not essential, however the individual must have an ability/appetite to identify and aid the implementation of new software across departments
· Self-motivated and a desire to make a difference by improving existing processes/ reporting
· Strong communication skills with an appetite for relationship building both across internal departments and with external parties
· Having attention to detail is essential for the role alongside working with initiative and an ability to demonstrate prioritising skills
· Maintaining high ethical standards demonstrating integrity and commitment
· Experience of involvement in supplying goods or services to the construction industry is preferred but not essential
· Experience of integrating acquisitions again preferred but not essential
OTHER INFORMATION
· £50,000 to £60,000 package per annum
· Pension
· Ideally full-time role but part-time applicants may be considered
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To be based at the Head Office in East Yorkshire (Hull)