Financial Controller

Robert Half Finance and Accounting are currently looking to recruit a Financial Controller to join an exciting Health Services company experiencing huge growth based in Tewkesbury. For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:

£45,000 - £55,000 plus excellent benefits

The client:

An ever expanding Health Services company who have doubled in turnover over the last 2 years and have forecast further growth moving forward. This role reports directly into the Chairman of the business so you will need to be a strong communicator that can present the current financial position of the company and make strategic recommendations to drive future growth.

Role responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Develop Finance strategy and Finance objectives to support company business plan
• Develop Management Reporting to meet the needs of the business
• Identify and adopt best practice for policy, systems and process for financial matters throughout the business
• Statutory reporting, compliance, annual accounts and VAT. Liaison with accountants and tax authorities
• Management reporting and analysis for management team and Board
• Preparation of annual budgets for income and costs, balance sheet and cashflows, with monthly comparison to actuals with variance analysis
• Preparation and presentation of rolling quarterly forecasts
• Ongoing improvement and monitoring of financial controls to minimise risk , ensure completeness of revenue and costs and safeguard company assets
• Management of finance staff to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records on income, costs, cashflow, fixed assets
• Management of working capital and cashflow
• Management of payroll processes and compliance with statutory requirements
• Management of company pension provider and employee engagement programme
• Contribution to discussions concerning the operation , development and growth of the business
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis as required by the management team
• Ongoing development of IT systems to support business operations
• Coaching and development of finance team

Person specification:

• Accounting qualification - ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• 3+ year's experience of working in a similar Accounting or Finance position
• Proven experience dealing with Audit
• Ability to analyse business issues, provide simple summaries with recommended solutions
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and respect deadlines
• Ability to take initiative and lead process improvement
• Proficiency with Excel and Powerpoint

For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:

£45,000 - £55,000 plus excellent benefits

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.