Senior Financial Controller/ Finance Director

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SuttoninAshfield, United Kingdom Mitchells of Mansfield Ltd Full time

Senior Financial Controller/ Finance Director

Employer Location Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Salary £55-£75k dependent on experience Closing date 25 Nov 2024 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band , , Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.

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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Financial Controller / Finance Director to be a key member of the senior management team with overall responsibility and management for all companywide finance and possibly HR requirements.

The successful candidate will have Senior Financial Controller / Finance Director experience across similar SME / mid-market businesses and be a qualified accountant. The successful candidate will be working directly alongside the CEO / Owner and Managing Director and be used to working at this level.

Industry experience will be advantageous but not essential. What is essential are strong leadership, interpersonal skills and robust commercial experience to work with the existing teams to develop and drive the business through the next phase of its exciting journey.

Principal aspects of the role are to lead the small finance team, provide strategic and financial guidance to the shareholders, directors and senior management team as well as developing all aspects of financial management / forecasting and leading all financial stakeholder relationships as well as development and oversight of internal control policies and procedures alongside the Managing Director.

Main Duties

Lead and develop the short / medium term integrated financial forecasting models / annual operating plans working with the directors and commercial team Oversight and ownership for maintaining core finance records / online government portals for all related taxes / management reporting packs with a core focus on P&L, BS, cashflows as well as MI reporting and operational efficiency – reporting to be targeted to the senior management team and shareholders as well as all financial stakeholders Oversight and presentation of monthly results to the senior management team, shareholders and all key financial stakeholders Leadership / management of monthly, quarterly and annual budgets and forecasts including driving cost and efficiency savings across the Group Prepare for statutory audits and tax returns including collaborating with external auditors and tax teams to ensure compliance with all regulations Principal point of contact / management of all key financial stakeholder relationships across the group, including main bank as well as invoice and asset finance connections Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and procedures as well as internal audit programmes to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the group Joint oversite with Commercial teams of external contracts and services provided by suppliers to ensure that these are operating effectively and provide the best commercial terms and value to the Group Create suitable operational performance measurement tools to ensure that robust management of the business can be adchieved with accurate flash / KPI numbers available to the senior team Improve month end and general operational efficiency through creation of standardised management reporting packs and automated reports Oversight and ownership of regulations and legislation Present and manage reporting to the directors, senior management team, shareholders and financial stakeholders on all financial and borrowing base matters Manage direct reports

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

Qualified accountant with strong knowledge of financial reporting to work with external reporting accountants Out of the box thinker with good leadership experience of small teams / interpersonal skills with a proven track record for ensuring day to day information streams are managed and timely and added value reporting is provided to key stakeholders Critical thinking and proven problem-solving skills Solid written and verbal communication skills Comfortbale working alongside the board of directors / shareholders as well as senior teams in the business High attention to detail An understanding of data privacy standards Advanced excel and accounting system experience Knowledge of the industry is an advantage but not essential

Benefits

We offer an opportunity to work with collaborative and helpful team members in a great office environment. You are also eligible for a variety of employee benefits including:

TBC in discussions with the successful candidate

This is an office-based role and you MUST be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role (unfortunately we cannot sponsor anyone).

Company

First and foremost, Mitchells is a family business that’s proud of its Nottinghamshire origins. Family values go a long way here. Our people are the heart and soul of what we do. It’s important to us to bring together the best of our people and the latest technology to offer a seamless, stress free experience for our customers

Mitchell's history dates back 3 generations to 1968 and was one of the founding members of Palletways network in 1995 and now collects / delivers pallets to a range of networks across the Midlands

The business operates from a bespoke family freehold site in Sutton in Ashfield where is uses undercover facilities to loan / unload and despatch its own branded fleet of lorries to support customers with pallet collections and deliveries

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