Our client is a growing £80m turnover group, established for 30 + years with consecutive year on year growth they seek to hire a Financial Controller that is happy to take a 5 year + view on, growing and developing with the Group as they work towards aspirations to continue growing to c £150m+ turnover. The role will report to the Finance Director and manage a team of 10. Core responsibilities as below:
Accounting and Management Reporting
*Review, prepare and post journals as necessary to close the month (accruals, prepayments, provisions, intercompany etc)
*Reviewing balance sheet and other reconciliations ensuring the reconciliations are substantiated and understood
*Overseeing team adherence to monthly reporting timetable and regular tasks
* Producing monthly financial and management reporting within agreed deadlines, with comments and analysis
*Analytical review and commercial insights
*Ad hoc reports
Processes, systems and applications:
*Co-ordinating/ overseeing/ improving the effective use and efficiency of processes, systems and applications including EVO, Weighsoft, Syrinx, Fred, Site-Manager, Power BI, Computime, Excel and online banking.
Transactional accounting and robust levels of financial control, including:
*Purchase and sales ledgers
*Credit control
*Supplier and other payments, including subcontractors
*Payroll including pensions and HMRC
*VAT returns, CIS Returns and compliance
*Fixed assets and leases
*Intra Group charging for Plant and other items at fair rates (at or below market value)
*Contract accounting including amounts recoverable on contracts in line with CVR values
*Inter-company accounting and balances
Cash flow management:
*Regular Cash flow forecast summary reports to CEO / FD
*Daily bank balances review and overnight deposits
*Maintaining credit balances for operating bank accounts
Communication and stakeholder management
*Maintaining excellent and productive relationships and communications with key stakeholders internally and externally
*Liaising with external auditors and providing all relevant information, insights and explanations throughout the annual audit process
Team Management
*Management, mentoring and development of a busy supporting finance team of 10, with 6 direct reports (purchase ledger manager, sales ledger manager, payroll manager, 2 management accountants and cash book controller)
A salary of £80,000-£90,000 is on offer plus discretionary bonus and benefits