Job Title: Financial Controller.
Location: Beaconsfield.
Salary: Up to £50K depending on expereince.
As a Financial Controller you will have strong technical accountancy, monitoring, analysing and reporting knowledge, who have the ability to lead a department of skilled team members. You will also need the relevant qualifications and accreditations and a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
As the Financial Controllers you will have a large remit and key responsibilities towards a business’s current and future stability and growth. You will have professional skills and experience to take control and be accountable for leading financial strategies, evaluations and cost-reduction opportunities.
As the Finance Controller, you will oversee the extensive duties undertaken by the finance team, while setting targets and supporting other departments to create and maintain their budgets Therefore, you must be able to balance key technical, statistical, and numerical abilities with your managerial responsibilities.
In this role you will supervise the maintenance of all financial systems, whilst identifying aspects that can be improved and implementing any necessary changes to support business development.
Educate and support non-financial people to maintain high financial standards.
Your problem-solving and analytical skills will be put to good use managing the financial accounting systems, carrying out research, and reporting on factors critical to business performance.
It is vital that you’re able to adapt to any changes in the financial landscape.
You will need meticulous analytical skills and outstanding management abilities to effectively draw out measurable and quantifiable data that can influence business decisions. You must be capable of leading the finance team to maintain the company’s day-to-day financial duties.
Your duties will include:
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Develop and supervise the implementation of internal financial accounting, monitoring, and reporting systems.
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Oversee the management of accounts receivable and accounts payable ledgers.
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Provide key contributions to the company financial strategy and decision-making processes.
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Analyse, prepare and present monthly and quarterly financial, budgeting and forecasting reports, and present your findings to the board.
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Lead the end-to-end audit process of current systems, while acting as a point of contact for external auditors.
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Take overall responsibility for the management of financial details to ensure that legal requirements are met.
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Manage, mentor, and motivate the finance team.
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Review the financial reports and seek ways to reduce company costs.
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Find expansion opportunities and maximise profits though the analysis of market trends.
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Propose solutions to identified risks, and effectively manage stakeholder expectations.
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Lead the team members responsible for accounting, payroll, VAT and HMRC processes.
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Supervise the research into factors influencing business performance and report on these.
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Control the preparation and interpretation of statutory accounts and present your findings.
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Drive the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting practices