Financial Controller

I am excited to be working with this client to recruit a Financial Controller to head up their finance team. The role is key within their business, and although there will be a strategic element to the role you must be prepared to be very hands-on. The roleis with a business who is seeing significant growth in their sector and has big plans. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be their right-hand person and act as a Business Partner and Advisor to the Chairman and Senior Management team in driving businessgrowth.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Drive the financial planning of the company by analysing its performance and risks.
- Retain constant awareness of the company’s financial position and act to prevent problems.
- Work closely with the key managers towards the continued well-being and growth of the entire organisation.
- Lead, engage, motivate, and develop the team by coaching, counselling, and performance managing, monitoring and appraising job results.
- Lead the Finance department (accounting, controlling, business analysis, cash management, finance projects).
- Oversee all finance, accounting, and reporting activities of the business, which includes preparing monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations of key control accounts.
- Maintain and oversee the company’s finance IT system.
- Ensure all financial reporting and data follow statutory requirements.
- Prepare monthly financial reporting within agreed time parameters.
- Analyse sales and profitability, cash flow, stocks, prepare detailed and substantiated comments on business activity and provide dashboards to senior management.
- Prepare annual budget and forecasts.
- Manage the relationship with bank partners.
- Run the monthly Payroll system for both Salaried and Hourly paid colleagues.
- Champion working capital and cash management as a key evaluation measure for decision making.
- Focus on cash reporting and KPIs, build a robust forecasting model, contribute to the reinforcement of the cash culture, and thus improve overall cash performance.
- Supervise the preparation of year-end statutory accounts and related documentation.
- Manage tax reporting, compliance, and communication with local tax authorities as needed to ensure compliance with local tax requirements.
- Bring expertise and knowledge for the purpose of adapting company’s structure (legal and analytical) to business and corporate needs
- Oversee coordination and in charge of relationship with independent accounting firms, statutory or contractual auditors and tax advisors.
- Oversee implementation and maintenance of internal controls, financial confidentiality, compliance, and financial policies across the organisation.

To be successful in the position, you will be able to demonstrate experience in a financial leadership role and ideally be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA ). You will have previous experience of working as part of an executive team and havea detailed understanding of multi-site operations with a focus on operational excellence, efficiency and continuous improvement. In addition, you will bring vitality and dynamism to the role and have a high degree of commercial acumen and proven examples ofproviding a true 'businesspartner’ approach. You will have effective communication and influencing skills and some experience in managing an HR function within a SME and running a monthly payroll.