Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000 per annum + 26 days holiday + package
- Posted
- 23 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 30 Jun 2017
- Ref
- 16885294
- Contact
- Javed Bobat
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Marks Sattin are excited to be working with a desirable household brand and highly sought after employer in Yorkshire.
We have been instructed to find a high calibre talent in the market to take on the role of Financial Controller to join their Performance & Strategy team at their head office. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified (or very close to qualifying) accountant to make an impact in the Performance team and be the link to the Commercial Finance team. The role reports to the Head of Strategy and will be a key player in creating the foundation for a proactive performance management culture in the UK commercial area. This role will also provide exposure to colleagues across the wider finance community and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels is important for this role.
Some of the key responsibilities in this role will include:
- Preparing forecast for commercial activities
- Developing and anchoring a new forecast system
- Performing variance analysis - both on actuals and forecasts
- Preparing Performance dialogue presentations
- Finalising the numbers at month end - controlling variances
- Supporting in preparing monthly management reports
- Developing reporting to support the performance management dialogue.
- Supporting the price management team
To be successful in this role you will be a self-driven, qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with a pro-active approach to your work. Knowledge of SAP and experience of working with rolling forecasts in a complex environment would also be an advantage.