Financial Controller

2 weeks ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Optimum Recruitment Group Ltd Full time

Optimum Recruitment Group are excited to be working exclusively with a leading, aggressively growing, retail and distribution business based in Wakefield.

Our client is looking for an experienced, qualified Financial Controller. Reporting to the CFO, you will oversee the department, manage a team of 3, control the cash flow along with the production of both financial and management accounts. You will alsohave involvement in the budgeting and forecasting process for the business.
Key accountabilities will include:

- Full management accounts preparation
- Budgeting/forecasting
- Cash flow forecasting
- Review and commentary of variances
- Working capital management
- Stock accounting, product costing and cost management
- Liaising with external auditors and assisting in all aspects of year end reporting
- Making recommendations for continuous improvement, constantly striving to improve efficiencies
- Training and developing team members
- Highlighting any areas for improvement in relation to internal systems/processes

You will have strong financial controls experience and be comfortable running the day to day finance function with experience in supervising and developing a small finance team. You will be hands on and happy to get into the detail but also have the abilityto contribute at board level.

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential.

You will be open, engaging, have strength of character and also have a "can do" attitude. This is a fast-paced environment where the culture is one of getting stuck in, where required, to achieve the organisational objectives.

Salary up c£65,000 (depending on skills and experience) plus benefits.


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