Financial Controller

Financial Controller Salary DOE + Car + Bonus Based in Stoke Hybrid Working

Your new role

• You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day overall management of the finance function.
• Management of and mentor a small team of 3 – Finance Manager, Financial Accountant and Finance Business Partner.
• Ensuring the integrity of the financial accounting systems and financial reports.
• Identifying improvements to existing processes, creating efficiencies by developing MI tools.
• Reviewing of cash flow forecasts, working capital management and reporting.
• Ensuring the appropriate KPI reporting and targets are in place.
• Ensuring monthly dashboards are reported accurately and on time with excellent commentary for key stakeholders.
• Ensuring the company complies with Group, Accounting Standards, and UK Companies Act reporting requirements.
• Take the lead and be the principal point of contact for auditors.
• Effectively dealing with all matters in connection with internal and external audit and ensuring that all audit requirements and audit points (financial and control related) are dealt with effectively.
• Planning team deadlines, ensuring the month-end process is delivered on time and accurately.
• Performing first line review and oversight of consolidated re-forecasts and budget submissions ready for review and sign off by the FD, and co-ordinate completion of group reporting packs.
• Ensuring that all authorisation processes are complied with for financial transactions.
• Working to deliver one-off improvement projects with the Finance Director.
• Providing oversight and ensuring accurate delivery of all necessary external reporting requirements.
• Completion of all statutory financial returns (incl. VAT, Corporation tax, ONS).

What you\’ll need to succeed

• Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Extensive experience in an FC capacity.
• Self-motivated, organised, committed, proactive and results-driven.
• Work well with stakeholders, building effective relationships.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to interpret financial data and make decisions and recommendations.
• Contracting business experience (not essential).

What you\’ll get in return

• Salary DOE + Car + Bonus.
• Hybrid working – 2 days from home.
• 37.5 hour working week – flexible start/finish times.
• 28 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Private Health Care.
• + other excellent benefits.

What you need to do now

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