Financial Controller Sheffield
My client is a leading award-winning professional services business based in Sheffield .They are market leaders in their industry, with an open culture where everyone is collaborative and “people first” attitude. Due to growth, they are looking to recruit a proactive and commercially minded Financial Controller: this is a hands-on leadership role where you will be steering financial strategy, improving systems and ensuring the business works compliantly and efficiently. This role can bve done part time over three days. Leading a team of five you will be responsible for:-
* Leading the finance team and overseeing the day-to-day operations
* Providing strategic guidance and support to the team on all finance related matters
* Oversee month- end and year end close processes, working with external accountants and keeping up to date with accounting changes.
* Manage and prepare VAT returns, PAYE Settlement figures and other statutory obligations
* Ensure SRA compliance including managing audits and keeping the SRA handbook up to date
* Review and manage deposit accounts to optimise interest while maintaining cashflow
* Explore ways in which currencies are managed including if accounts cards are needed
* Oversee the debt management process
* Respond to complex financial queries around tax withholding, sanction, and regulatory issues
* Support the budgeting and forecasting processes and ensure reports are delivered clearly and on time
* Look for ways to make the team more efficient an ensure high performance across the board .
* Be the “go to” person for anything finance related, hands on, proactive and solutions focussed .
The Person
* Ideally you will hold a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACA/CIMA)
* You will have a solid track record of experience in a senior finance role with team leadership responsbilities
* You will be confident working with external accountants, auditors and senior stakeholders
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
* Tech savvy with experience of using finance systems and a mindset for process improvement
* Highly organised with attention to detail
* Knowledge of professional services would be ideal but not essential as well as an understanding of COFA responsibilities
The Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Discretionary annual bonus
* 26 day leave with your birthday off as an addition
* Enhanced pension contributions
* Private medical insurance
* Electric car vehicle scheme
* Life and critical illness cover