Job Description
Our client is a growing £80m turnover group, established for 30 + years with consecutive year on year growth they seek to hire a Financial Controller that is happy to take a 5 year + view on, growing and developing with the Group as they work towards aspirations to continue growing to c £150m+ turnover. The role will report to the Finance Director and manage a team of 10. Core responsibilities as below:
Accounting and Management Reporting
* Review, prepare and post journals as necessary to close the month (accruals, prepayments, provisions, intercompany etc)
* Reviewing balance sheet and other reconciliations ensuring the reconciliations are substantiated and understood
* Overseeing team adherence to monthly reporting timetable and regular tasks
* Producing monthly financial and management reporting within agreed deadlines, with comments and analysis
* Analytical review and commercial insights
* Ad hoc reports
Processes, systems and applications:
* Co-ordinating/ overseeing/ improving the effective use and efficiency of processes, systems and applications including EVO, Weighsoft, Syrinx, Fred, Site-Manager, Power BI, Computime, Excel and online banking.
Transactional accounting and robust levels of financial control, including:
* Purchase and sales ledgers
* Credit control
* Supplier and other payments, including subcontractors
* Payroll including pensions and HMRC
* VAT returns, CIS Returns and compliance
* Fixed assets and leases
* Intra Group charging for Plant and other items at fair rates (at or below market value)
* Contract accounting including amounts recoverable on contracts in line with CVR values
* Inter-company accounting and balances
Cash flow management:
* Regular Cash flow forecast summary reports to CEO / FD
* Daily bank balances review and overnight deposits
* Maintaining credit balances for operating bank accounts
Communication and stakeholder management
* Maintaining excellent and productive relationships and communications with key stakeholders internally and externally
* Liaising with external auditors and providing all relevant information, insights and explanations throughout the annual audit process
Team Management
* Management, mentoring and development of a busy supporting finance team of 10, with 6 direct reports (purchase ledger manager, sales ledger manager, payroll manager, 2 management accountants and cash book controller)
A salary of £80,000-£90,000 is on offer plus discretionary bonus and benefits