Financial Controller

Our client is a small manufacturing business  who are looking for a Financial Controller to join their team in Aldershot. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will develop to become a key member of the business’ management team.

The role of Financial Controller

• Implement changes required to deliver regular reporting and control of Project Financials
• Streamline the administration
• Upgrade controls as described in document above to ensure Clarity (used by the sales and commercial teams to manage projects) ties to Sage on a monthly basis.
• Review monthly and daily reports to identify results and trends.
• Upgrade reports and KPI’s
• Manage and motivate all finance staff.
• Establish, maintain and upgrade all systems
• Develop budget and planning process
• Create systems to prevent errors and upgrade as any errors are found.
• Prepare information for regular meetings of management and to share with all employees as needed.
• Prepare revised forecasts for the Financial year
• Review and report on the monthly Balance Sheet
• Looking after the company’s disaster recovery planning
• Be key point of contact on insurance
• Lead the banking relationship
• Support the MD in looking after all Employee affairs covering contracts; payroll; pensions; appraisals; development plans and disciplinary as appropriate. (The company does have a relationship with an HR consultancy.)
• Oversee all company accounts and investments.
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported.
• Developing the dividend policy with shareholders.
• Control and manage annual audit.

The Candidate

• A degree in accounting, business, economics or a related field;
• Fully qualified accountant (ACMA, CIMA or equivalent)
• 5+ years of post-qualified experience
• Staff Management