Financial Controller

Location
England, London
Salary
£70000 - £75000 per annum
Posted
15 Feb 2019
Closes
22 Feb 2019
Ref
LC396
Contact
Lily Caise
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

I'm working for an Environmental Consultancy firm based in Central London, where I am recruiting for a Financial Controller role. This firm is a high growth SME, typically increasing their revenue 20-25% year on year. This would be a really exciting time to join the business, with the opportunity to shape and mould their finance function.

The role of Financial Controller will include:

  • Preparing monthly management accounts and journals
  • Managing the monthly payroll using an outsourced provider
  • Cash management
  • Projecting profitability reporting and owning the revenue recognition process
  • Line managing the Accounts Assistant (Purchases, Bank data entry, Sales and Credit Control) and Project Accountant (Revenue recognition, MI and Resource Management system)
  • Preparing the annual accounts and liaising with auditors
  • Contributing to financial strategy and suggesting improvements for operational control
  • Data preparation and analysis to support monthly board reporting
  • Modelling and management of annual budgeting processes and budget spend tracking

The suitable candidate for the role of Financial Controller must be/have:

  • Degree qualified
  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant
  • Able to demonstrate data analytics expertise, preferably in a business partnering environment
  • Experience of full trial balance ownership
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Open and willing to learn and develop within company culture
  • Mid-level Excel capabilities (VLOOKUP, Pivot tables, SUMIF & multiple IF statements)
  • Previous experience in an SME environment