Financial Controller

6 days ago

Thatcham, United Kingdom Anon Full time

**Financial Controller**

**Based in Thatcham, Berkshire;**will require infrequent travel to smaller site

**Exciting opportunity to be the Financial Controller of a successful and growing national materials handling business.**

**About the role**:
We are recruiting for an individual to join and lead the accounts teams as Financial Controller. We are a national materials handling business, operating in capital equipment sales, service and hire.

As the FC, you will be reporting directly to the Board and leading the finance team, as well as interacting with the operations of the business. This is a new role for the business, as the Board are looking for a more senior finance lead to support the Boardas the business grows. In addition to financial reporting you will be driving business change (including the merging of two limited companies via an integration) and improving financial processes.

You will be leading a team of 5 clerks and a management accountant.

**Job role**:

- Oversee the delivery of accurate, timely and comprehensive reporting of financial information including monthly financial accounts and associated analysis, year-end accounts and consolidation.
- Produce and present forecasts and budgets to the Board.
- Manage a monthly cashflow forecast.
- Manage the accounting functions in the business including invoicing entries, bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, journals and bank payments.
- Effectively manage and control all aspects of working capital including leading monthly debtor and creditor meetings.
- Work with sales ordering team to refine and improve processes that impact finance function.
- Liaise and prepare year end information for external auditors.
- Work with the management of the business to improve KPI reporting and assist management in making better decisions.
- Day to day operational management of funding relationship (invoice discounting) and the capacity to lead the bank relationship within c.1 year.

**Experience**
- Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
- Have the energy and enthusiasm to take the business to the next level.
- Displaying the strength of a manager, someone who understands how to grow and improve an SME.
- Good knowledge of statutory obligations, tax, VAT and statutory accounts.
- Understanding of stock management and product supply.
- The commercial aptitude to evaluate and problem solve effectively.
- Experience with asset financing, including receivables financing.

**Person spec**:

- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Close attention to detail.
- Entrepreneurial and able to take ownership.
- Able to manage responsibility from day 1.

**Salary**: £55k - £68k depending on experience. Option to participate in a performance related bonus.

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