Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Harcourt Matthews Limited
- Location
- East London
- Salary
- £65000 - £70000 Per Annum pro rata + benefits
- Posted
- 14 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 21 Mar 2019
- Ref
- BHJOB3543_5051 a
- Contact
- Harcourt Matthews
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG, Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
This fast-growing £10m ++ t/o SME supports a broad blue-chip client & consumer portfolio, including OMB and large household brand names. Ambitious plans targeting significant growth including the development of several new market channels have resulted in the need for a hands-on, qualified ACA or ACCA accountant to join the business as the Financial Controller in a temporary to permanent assignment. With a remit to deliver core financial controls, improve processes, systems and procedures and deliver on-going financial & management accounts & reporting as well as commercial & channel & market analysis to aid decision making, you will be a key figure in SMT, acting as the “eyes & ears” for the senior management team. Responsible for the management of a small finance team, the role will deliver the following:
•Orchestrating the delivery of monthly period close of financial & management accounts including review of Profit & Loss & balance sheet
•Deliver monthly management reports, commercial analysis & commentary on sales, purchases, working capital, debt collection, cash & stock etc
•Maximising daily cash flow & working capital, delivering more insightful cashflow forecasting & reporting
•Revamp all management reporting & analysis, streamlining & automating this process, improving systems modules focused on different aspects of business materials, inventory & stock, AP & AR etc
•Driving financial leadership throughout the organisation, working closely with sales, marketing, e-Commerce, warehouse, logistics & customer support etc
•Liaise with Admin team to aid in driving systems automation & enhancements across all admin areas, billings, purchasing, inventory, customer service, sales etc
•Develop analysis & commentary service MI Board pack for the FD (writing the Board pack); oversee Credit Control, establishing greater working capital retrieval, debt collection & improve weekly KPI reporting
•Supporting the delivery of audited accounts, liaising with the auditors
•Review of existing financial processes & continue implementation of robust systems; ensuring the operation of strong financial controls to minimise risk
•Collating of financial data for VAT & corporation tax returns
•Acting as a key finance contact for stakeholders & external auditors
As a commercially focused ACA or ACCA qualified accountant, having trained in public practice, Chartered or Certified Accountants, you will have strong technical accounting skills gained in a manufacturing, production, retail or wholesale environment and staff leadership expertise. Additionally, your commercial nous gained within a high-growth SME environment will enable you to support senior stakeholders whilst driving financial control, implementing accounting processes and automating systems. This highly visible role offers a genuine challenge and the opportunity to add value and impact on the growth of a fast-expanding organisation. The role is offered in a temporary to permanent capacity.
Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our divisions also include HR – Human Resources & Personnel; Project Management & PMO; IT – Information Technology; Pfi/PPP & FM; Procurement & Purchasing; Sales & Marketing; Accounting & Finance.