Financial Controller

4 days ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom FRS Ltd Full time
Financial Controller Job Description

FRS Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller to join their team. As a key member of the finance department, you will be responsible for providing financial leadership and guidance to the business.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Steer the setting up of Accounts Finance department as a result of growth for a cluster of existing businesses and newly acquired business units.
  • Direct financial analysis; internal and regulatory reporting; accounting operations; budgeting; forecasting that led to long-term improvements in cost savings, profitability and productivity
  • Collaborate with the senior management team in improving and executing strategies & processes, accomplishing corporate goals and profitability for the company having an annual revenue
  • Oversee the development & implementation of internal accounting and administrative procedures and budgets.
  • Streamline foreign company accounts and worked with foreign currency transactions
  • Adhere to all key regulatory and risk management responsibilities
  • Steer delivery of timely and accurate monthly management accounts for internal & external purpose
  • Managed the reconciliation of profit and loss and balance sheet accounts
  • Complete intercompany reconciliations, AR and AP Reconciliation, validating and participating in preparation of annual reports, financial statements, tax returns and company's budgeting requirements
  • Implement an internal control system to improve cash management and reduce shortages
  • Supervise in production of month-end result, month end journals for prepayments & depreciation, balance sheet reconciliations (control accounts) and assisting for the production of statutory accounts
  • Define potential weak areas and guided business leaders through cash flow analysis and cost control
  • Conduct multiple business planning and financial modelling exercises, as required
  • Streamlined all accounts onto new Sage Systems inline with wider Group.
  • Helped Managing Director for key day to day business decisions and business strategies by reviewing management reports and financial information analysis on monthly, quarterly and annual basis
  • Managed VAT and CIS returns on quarterly basis and monthly basis respectively, checked submission of EC sales listing & intrastate reporting.
  • Spearheaded maintenance of cash book, invoicing, purchase ledger, sales ledger, nominal ledger and payroll, bank reconciliations, credit card payments, BACS and petty cash
UK / Ireland Tax and VAT, M&A:
  • Alongside the wider finance duties listed above this position will also become the companies internal advisor for Corporation Tax and VAT for the UK & Ireland Businesses.
  • Preparing corporation tax returns for all of the UK Companies including Permanent Establishments
  • Collating VAT information from Group Companies and processing VAT return for Group.
  • Assisting other subsidiaries with Group related queries
  • Dealing with Auditors, tax advisors, corporate finance
  • Liaising with HM Revenue & Customs and the audit team where necessary
  • Assisting the administration of the Group Tax Department (including assisting the maintenance of various controls and registers)
  • Ad hoc duties as and when required including the audit and management of taxations issues across all group companies.
  • Assist CFO with M&A / DD / Integration into the UK for new acquisitions and prospective targets.

This is a unique and varied role that offers excellent scope for career development and will play a key role in a rapidly expanding group of companies.

The ideal candidate for this position will be formally qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) and ideally have at least 3-5 years PQE to include industry experience ideally gained in a similar position taking ownership of Financial / Management / Commercial Accounting either within a SME or divisional business.

Those that have been working within practice, gaining experience across Account Prep, Audit, Tax and VAT seeking a first move into industry will be considered for this position. With this position becoming the internal advisor for the UK & Ireland business around Corporation Tax and VAT supporting the International group experience within this area is also key.

In return, a competitive basic salary coupled with bonus and excellent benefits can be offered.


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