Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield
- Salary
- £60000 - £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 04 Jan 2022
- Closes
- 01 Feb 2022
- Ref
- DCSHFC
- Contact
- Dale Cawley
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Marks Sattin are currently working with a PE Backed growing Sheffield based business to assist in the recruitment of a Financial Controller. The business has big growth plans and the investment / backing to support their ambitions. This opportunity will see you leading the finance function, dealing directly with the CEO and investors.
About the job
- Providing strategic and financial guidance to ensure that the company's financial commitments are met.
- Providing accurate and timely consolidated reporting of financial statements ensuring accounts are produced in line with relevant accounting standards including commentary
- Produce year end accounts, supporting schedules and liaison with year- end auditors.
- Oversee, review, and adhere to the budgets for each business and assist in company-wide budgetary planning.
- Ensure that all of the company's financial practices are in line in statutory regulations and legislation.
- Analyse the financial climate and market trends to assist Directors in creating strategic plans for the future.
- Interpret complex financial information and provide updates and information for each business.
- Monthly spend reviews and booking accruals and prepayments
- Ongoing cashflow analysis with projections
- Assist with production and review of financial models.
- Seek out methods and practices to minimise financial risk.
- Lead and develop the finance team and other employees in the facilitation of day-to-day operations, including payroll and HR.
- Create and maintain relationships with service providers and contractors, including banking institutions and accountants.
- Update and implement financial policies and procedures.
- Oversee the monthly payroll processes
- Drive continuous improvement.
- Providing strategic and financial guidance to ensure that the company's financial commitments are met.
- Driving accuracy in cash flow forecasting
- Ensuring robust, defendable, and understood balance sheet.
- Delivery and driving improvements in KPIs/development of reporting mechanisms
- Ensuring tax compliance in multiple jurisdictions.
- Analysis of costings, and implementation of costs saving methods where possible
- Management of end of year external audit
- Attend management meeting and be first point of contact for finance department
- Head up R&D claim, ensuring correct accounting process is taking place and being main point of contact for the auditors
Qualifications
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
- Possess a strong technical understanding of management accounting principles and techniques as well as planning budgeting and forecasting,
- Confidence communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including Directors.
- Extensive experience within an operationally-focussed senior finance role with substantial management experience.
- Possess strong communications skills with the ability to work with individuals at all levels across the business and non-financial employees.
- Have excellent management skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team
Practical Experience
- Proven ability to identify, drive and manage opportunities to standardise processes to for efficiency and consistency.
- Strong system and spreadsheet capability.
- Be able to think clearly under pressure and prioritise a workload to deliver results to deadlines.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Ability to review and document processes and implement improvements.
- A methodical and logical approach to data management and communication.
- Any experience in Xero is beneficial.
If you feel you are right for this role, please apply now.