Financial Controller

Our established and accredited East Midlands client, a successful, vibrant and growing group of businesses is currently looking to recruit a new Financial Controller. This is a rewarding and challenging opportunity to work in a fast moving, fast paced and dynamic business environment where you will be responsible for providing technical, value adding, financial and ad-hoc project support to the local and Group leadership teams.

The key responsibilities of this exciting new Financial Controller role will include; Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial accounts, including managing the general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring the continued adherence to generally accepted accounting principles; Overseeing tax and regulatory/compliance issues, Cash and risk management; Responsibility for internal controls and Accounting process management; Contributing to the development of the Company's Accounting Information System and enhancing its output for management consumption (including some management accounts activities); Key liaison with external stakeholder's, (Accountants, Auditors, Banks, Creditors, Debtors, Other Finance Providers; HMRC, Office of National Statistics, Pensions providers etc.) Preparing statutory returns for other legal entities. In addition to this you will also support the local (and group) Finance Director, Company Secretary and Finance Manager; in addition to undertaking other ad-hoc projects as and when required.
The successful candidate, a self starter - will be an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly approachable Qualified or Passed Finalist Company Accountant / Financial Accountant / Finance Manager / Financial Controller with strong interpersonal & communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as well as independently. This role will require the successful candidate to challenge, facilitate and influence at all levels across the business. Strong spreadsheet, data manipulation and MS excel skills are also highly desirable as is any recent sector experience of working and adapting within a growing and expanding SME / medium sized business. This is an exciting time to join a business with ambitious growth plans and to be visibly instrumental in its future success.

Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the regions premier employers.