Financial Controller

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

£40,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefits

About Our Client

A rapidly growing Hospitality company who have increased their turnover drastically over the last 6 years due to winning a number of high profile contracts amongst others. This role will report directly into the Finance Director to manage a team of staff and look to improve processes/controls/profitability across the business.

Role responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Assisting with the budgets for both company and group level
• Reviewing and analysing the performance of group companies
• Business partnering with the divisions to produce accurate KPI & BI
• Leading and developing a team of three direct reports, two indirect reports
• Business partnering with non-finance colleagues in sales and operations to support commercial decisions and propositions
• Ad hoc project work and systems development
• Budgeting, forecasting and commercial performance analysis
• Attending pre-board meetings as the finance lead
• Responsible for managing central finance functions: Marketing, Group Overheads, HR, Properties and Intra-group re-charge
• Managing key deliverables e.g. VAT, Annual Returns and Corporation Tax
• Prepare group/company budgets
• Deal with external auditors in year-end process
• Business partnering with division to produce accurate & meaningful reports and analysis
• Manage cash reconciliation process

Person specification:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA level with a proven background in a hands on Finance Manager/ Financial Controller role
• A track record of working in busy departments, driving and developing teams
• A commercially focused mind
• Fully ICT literate and competent in Excel to at least Intermediate level, with the ability to manipulate data from other sources for presentation to managers
• Organised thought process, good presentation skills and ability to express financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues
• Excellent planning and time management skills with ability to consistently meet exacting deadlines
• Previous people management experience
• Prepared to travel in the UK occasionally at weekends to events to support event cash management

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

£40,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefits

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