Financial Controller

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.