Financial Controller

An entrepreneurial importer / distributor of FMCG goods is seeking to hire a talented Financial Controller to undertake a long term contract that has the prospect of moving to permanent. Reporting directly to the owner / manager, the role offers the variety of end to end accounting and commercial business partnering to all aspects of the business.  

The key responsibilities would be:

• Preparation of month end management accounts, including Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reporting
• Preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecast review with revised actuals.
• Supervision of an Accounts Assistant covering the transaction ledgers, cash book, stock and fixed assets
• Preparation of month end journals including payroll, depreciation, accruals, stock provisions and sales.
• Review of Gross Margins, Cost of Sales analysis and Stock variances, including monthly sales and order report.
• Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and review of P&L expenses against budgets and forecasts.
• Management of foreign currency requirements including purchase of forward contracts
• Preparation of draft statutory accounts and supporting audit schedules and liaising with our auditors
• Preparation and review of VAT, Intrastat and EC sales and purchase returns
• Company secretarial matters including annual return and preparation of board minutes

Ideally, the successful candidates will be an ACA/ACCA qualified Accountant with experience of hands-on financial management in SME organisations. You will be an excellent communicator and staff manager with a commercial outlook on top of sound technical accounting skills. Exposure to Navision would be a bonus, but sound Excel skills would be expected. It is preferable that the individual has exposure in a product-based experience.