Financial Controller

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Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 per annum + car + bonus + pension
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire [Yorkshire and Humberside, England]
Qualifications: Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
Agency: Michael Page Finance.
Contact: Michael Page
Reference: GW MPGW12974125Z

Job description

Finance Controller opportunity for a subsidiary of a global industrial group.

Working closely with the Managing Director and the Management team, your role will have a key focus on driving the business strategy and operational performance.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify future business opportunities to increase turnover and net margin.
  • Acting as the main finance point of contact for the Senior Management team.
  • Having involvement with future acquisitions of the business and undertaking due diligence.
  • Overseeing the production of management information for the business.
  • Managing a Finance team of Management Accountants, Purchase and Sales Ledger, Payroll and Treasury.
  • Improving month-end reporting and developing management information specific to costs and margin.
  • Designing and developing a management information system to suit the needs of the business.
  • Producing analysis on WIP/contract costing/provisions, etc on a monthly basis, updating forecast profitability.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
  • Coordination of external audit requirements.
  • Developing and integrating an ERP system.

You should be a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a commercial and strategic focus as well as a excellent grasp of month-end accounting. The ideal candidate will view this role as a step up in responsibility and will thrive on the commercial input on offer. Prior experience of system implementation would be an advantage.

A profitable subsidiary of a global industrial group, with an established reputation, the business provides a total solution to clients starting from the design phase through to the after care service of high quality, bespoke products.

All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.