Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- AFR Consulting
- Location
- Bolton, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £45,000 - £55,000
- Posted
- 20 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 27 Jul 2017
- Ref
- GW/SJS/11647
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This £7m t/o family business supplies domestic and trade customers with a range of services from their modern offices in Bolton. They have created a new role for a Financial Controller to report directly to the General Manager, manage a small finance office and be a key part of the management team driving the business forward. Central to this position will be need to drive greater understanding of cost and margins to improve decision making and drive profitability, a flair for IT and in particular pulling together disparate means of recording financial data will also be important. Key duties for this role are:
- Budgeting & forecasting, working with management though out the business
- Managing the year end with full audit liaison
- Produce monthly management accounts with commentary
- Generating reports and KPI’s for use across the business
- Processing wages, PAYE, NI and tax returns
- Managing Cash, updating bank accounts and cash books
- Overseeing purchase ledger, credit control
- Developing and training accountancy staff
- Finance contact for legal & insurance matters
- Improving systems and procedures to enhance the performance of the finance function
The ideal candidate for this role would be able to undertake a cost based analysis to identify risk, profits and margin within the business. Credibility will be essential as you will be expected to challenge and question the current set up and make recommendations to stakeholders to drive change. Previous experience of managing the finance department in an SME environment will be essential and you must have a down to earth manner.
Please apply now to be considered for this Financial Controller vacancy in Bolton.
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