Financial Controller

A new Financial Controller opportunity has arisen in with a fast-growing & highly profitable business in Yorkshire. Offered on a full-time, permanent basis, this role will report into the CFO.

Your New Role

Key responsibilities of the Financial Controller role can be split into several categories:

Cash Management and Forecasting

• Provide the comfort of a robust cash management control process to the business.
• Delivering a proactive insight on the current cash position and outlook.
• Driving actions for improvement in cash conversion from EBITDA.
• Key focus on creditor/debtor days and capex management.
• Meet bank and investor requirements for reporting and forecasting.
• The management of the quarterly bank covenant position.

Financial Reporting

• Provide reporting, analysis, insight and feedback to inform and influence the financial strategy and strength of the business, particularly with a view on the balance sheet and cash flow of the business.
• Provide information for and attend Board meetings if required.

Financial Reporting Standards

• Keep abreast of the latest accounting standards.
• Maintain a close view on the company financial accounts to ensure they are maintained in line with the latest GAAP, seeking advice internally and externally as appropriate.
• Being the source of advice to business colleagues on key financial accounting matters, such as VAT, revenue recognition, etc.

Collation of Month End Financial Accounts

• Managing the effective and accurate collation of the financial accounts, ensuring they are delivered on time.

Provide Effective Financial Control, Manage and Deliver Clean Audits

• Leading regular balance sheet reconciliation reviews.
• Advising on correct accounting convention and leading the team to improve controls.
• Managing the external statutory audit, ensuring a clean output.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Working in coordination with the Head of Commercial Finance to compile balance sheet, cash flow and covenant budgets.
• Providing suitable analysis and validation in line with history, business assumptions and expectations.

Statutory Accounts and Tax Returns to Accounting Standards

• Managing the accurate and efficient collation of annual statutory accounts in line with accounting standards, tax returns in liaison with advisors, company secretarial returns and any other government returns/statistics as required.

Stakeholder Management

• Supporting the CFO in presenting strategy, information, reports, analysis to various stakeholders

About You

The ideal candidate will be an ACA qualified Accountant who demonstrates:

• Desire to work in a Private Equity Backed environment.
• A track record of team development and ability to manage at all levels.
• Commitment, commercial awareness and good communication skills.
• The ability to meet tight deadlines and excellent influencing skills.
• Strong leadership ability and an excellent track record of success within a senior finance role in industry.
• A good degree of creativity and the ability to bring suggestions to the table on financial controls, revenue generating ideas and cost transformation.

Salary

On offer for the new Financial Controller is a competitive salary of £65,000 - £75,000 per annum, dependent on experience.

Apply Now

If you would like to find out more about this Financial Controller position, please apply today.