Financial Controller

1 week ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom THE FINANCE PEOPLE LIMITED Full time

The Finance People are supporting a well-known online retail business operating in multiple overseas locations in the recruitment of an ambitious and driven Financial Controller.
**_Key Roles and Responsibilities:

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- Working closely with the CEO and other members of the Board you will be responsible for all financial reporting.
- Detailed and regular reviews of trading activities and tax returns prepared by the Finance team. This includes VAT, GST, and other sales tax returns across a number of overseas jurisdictions as well as management of UK and overseas supplier payments.
- Coordinating and improving day to day accounting processes, including:

- Sales ledger reconciliation and reporting on cash sales.
- Managing multi-currency supplier payment run processes.
- Management and reconciliation of complex purchase ledger systems including those operated by the China Buying office.
- Financial and operational projections using the Fathom forecast reporting system.
- Treasury and Cash flow management across multiple currencies and banking arrangements.
- Commercial support for business decisions made by the senior management team.
- Ad hoc tasks as directed by the Board.

**_Experience and skills required._**
- A desire to improve processes, controls, reporting, and decision making.
- Some experience operating at a senior level.
- A willingness to become involved in the detail where this is required.
- Strong team leadership and a willingness to develop the Finance Team through the provision of structured support and the attainment of formal qualifications.
- Flexible and resilient with a desire to meet business deadlines.
- Problem solver who can manage change in a positive manner.
- Good at building working relationships with personnel at all levels within the business.
- Able to thrive at coordinating management teams handling multiple tasks.
- Stock accounting or complex purchase ledger experience.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills are essential.
- ACCA, CIMA or ACA Qualified.
- Retail, distribution, or commerce industry experience preferred.
- International Import/export experience or experience of international compliance would be useful.

Our client is offering a work-life balance with a mixture of office / remote working. 2-3 days office-based.

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