Financial Controller
£80,000
Beaconsfield (4 days in office)
PE backed Technology/Engineering SME
This rapidly scaling, PE backed success story, designs and manufactures products that are vital to the performance of digital networks, an essential component of everyday life.
With a UK head office, this global organisation has additional sites in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and USA.
The business is now seeking a talented Group Financial Controller. Reporting to the CFO, the role includes;
* Leading a team of 5, owning end-to-end financial control and accounting.
* Identifying and implementing process improvements, including opportunities to develop the accounting & reporting systems to maximise the value provided to users.
* Owning all operational aspects of the group finance team including AP, AR, Banking, Inventory & Payroll, all monthly transactions, journals, accruals & prepayments to ensure accuracy of the monthly/annual accounts.
* Providing monthly/annual management accounts with insightful analysis and commentary for the CFO and CEO.
* Partnering the CFO to deliver annual budgets and quarterly re-forecasts to be distributed to both internal & external stakeholders.
* Delivery of all statutory financial accounts on an annual basis for the group and subsequent submission to companies house (or country equivalents).
* Managing the month end and year end close.
* Overseeing the group audit process.
* Review and control of balance sheet reconciliations for all global entities.
* Managing the delivery of VAT & Tax calculations & submissions to the various 3rd parties.
* Closely monitoring cashflow and provide forecasts - Annual & 13 week.
* Checking inventory and COS stock (based at subcontract manufacturing partners) and the associated P&L/Working Capital risk by working closely with supply chain and operations.
* Partnering with all business heads to ensure costs are accurately evaluated and budgeted for.
* Establishing financial policies & procedures to ensure all appropriate standards are met and best practice is consistently followed globally.
* Maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to measure performance and demonstrate continual.
Candidate profile requirements:
* Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA preferred)
* Experienced team leader
* Demonstrable experience as a Financial Controller (or similar), having operated with an international remit
* Measurable experience of delivering improvements across the accounting / reporting environment, including the maximising of financial systems capability
Ideally (but not essential), you will have also worked within:
* A PE backed organisation
* The manufacturing/engineering sector
* A scaling SME