Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Hays Accountancy and Finance
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 16 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 23 Mar 2017
- Ref
- 2954795
- Contact
- Peter O'Sullivan
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Consultancy Services
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) provides globally recognised education and qualifications in wines, spirits and sake, for professionals and enthusiasts. WSET has experienced exciting growth over the last ten years with overseas markets embracing their qualifications. They are very respected within the drinks industry and amongst their educational partners and their success was recently recognised when they won The Queen's Aware for Enterprise. They have an enthusiastic and dedicated team in place and the finance team are central to their success.
This newly created post will work closely with the Finance Director and provide support in all areas of finance and in delivering the company's short and medium term objectives. Duties will include preparation of the statutory accounts and leadership on other financial accounting. You will also prepare the monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts and provide insightful commentary. Support of the budgeting process and providing analysis for managers will be an central part of the role, providing decision making support. You will also oversee the finance team (7 staff) and ensure that the team operates to a high level. This is a senior role within a growing organisation and you need to be able to adapt and evolve systems accordingly. There is opportunity to get involved in projects such as a system implementation and also to work with senior level stakeholders in the organisation such as Trustees, Senior Managers and the CEO.
This role will suit an experienced accountant with ambition to progress their career. You will be fully qualified with demonstrable experience of managing staff. Experience within the charity sector is desirable but not essential. You will be a confident, self-starter with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment. You will be commercially oriented with strong communication skills, able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels. Please apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity.
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