Financial Controller

Location
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary
Circa £45,000 plus Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted
13 Feb 2017
Closes
20 Feb 2017
Ref
023-110
Experience Levels
Qualified Accountant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Financial Controller 

Kingston Upon Hull West (Commutable from Hull, Doncaster and Scunthorpe)

  • Owner managed manufacturing business, highly entrepreneurial.
  • Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or Qualified By Experience.
  • Manufacturing experience.
  • Strong Excel skills

The Company

My client is a market leader in its particular field with a reputation for product quality and service excellence. The business is experiencing extraordinary growth and the need has arisen to recruit a highly competent Finance lead to support the Group Financial Director and wider Executive management team.

About the Role

Working closely with the Executive Management team you will take responsibility for all aspects of financial reporting in addition to providing critical financial insight to the future growth and success of the business. 

  • Management, mentoring and development of a small dedicated finance function including sales/purchase ledger and credit control clerks.
  • Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Completion of Group VAT returns.
  • Provide financial support for strategic plans, Budgets and Forecasts.
  • Support operations with the development of standard product costs and pricing methodology, leading to improved operational performance and increased profitability. 
  • Preparation of weekly cash flow forecast.
  • Enhance existing controls, processes and procedures system reports and develop reports to improve reliability and accuracy.
  • Maximise working capital.
  • Stock count audit.
  • Adhoc projects specifically around costing and product profitability analysis.

Candidate Profile

Qualified ACA CIMA or ACCA or QBE ideally with manufacturing experience, able to convey financial information to non-finance managers in a confident and persuasive manner. You will have proven analytical and reporting skills through advanced knowledge of Microsoft excel in addition to possessing excellent organisational and time management skills as well as attention to detail. This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive fast moving business offering significant future career development.