Financial Controller

Our client in Waltham Abbey is looking for a Financial Controller. The client is a well established global business and is growing.
Do you have experience in Stock management/logistics or distribution? If so, this is desirable for the business.
Competitive salary depending on experience
Annual Performance Bonus
Monday - Friday 9-5.30pm fully Office based with some flexibility to work from home once established.
The main responsibilities of this role are:

- Supporting the preparation of all budget and financial forecasting and reporting, understanding the variances and being able to interpret them for all stakeholders
- Responsible for month-end general ledger management
- Month-end/ Year-end reporting and audit queries
- Quarterly VAT Returns
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Line management of stock controller and accounts assistant
- Lead various system implementations around Sage 200
- Monitor and review Cash Flow Reporting while providing analysis around this
- Overseeing the preparation and publishing all monthly financial statements and data
- Creating reports (annually and monthly) for various stakeholders that interprets information on results, trends, and forecasts
- Overview of all financial processes to ensure fully compliant
- Overseeing all audit processes
- Reviewing all financial data to identify opportunities and communicating effectively with all affected stakeholders
- Working closely with the SLT and Operational stakeholders to interpret data and understand all opportunities, impacts and cost control
- Leading the Finance Team, supporting all learning and development and managing the team day to day
- Support the financial strategy and decision making of the business
- Support the Chief Financial Officer with all financial data and information interpretation, including, Board reports, SLT reports, forecasting and budgeting
What you will need:

- Ideally ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified or qualified by experience
- Previous experience of working within the accountancy and finance sector.
- Strong Excel and ERP system skills (Sage 200/or others)
- Practical experience in dealing with stocks
- Previous experience in producing management accounts
- Previous experience in dealing directly with key stakeholders.