Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Sutton Group

Widnes

Salary - £Competitive + Car, Bonus and Pension

The Financial Controller role is responsible for establishing and executing internal controls over the company's accounting and financial procedures. This includes the production of group financial reports, maintaining an adequate system of records and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

About the company 

Suttons Transport Group is a group of companies parented by Thomas Cradley Holdings Ltd, which is in turn wholly owned by the Suttons family.

The group provides bulk logistics services to the chemical, petroleum and gas industries. It has a turnover of £180m split roughly 50:50 between its UK and overseas operations. The group are highly acquisitive with an ambition to grow strongly over the next 5 years. The group employs over 1,000 staff worldwide.

Suttons Transport Group partner with a wider portfolio of blue chip clients through their two operating divisions, Suttons International and Suttons Tankers. Suttons provide all aspects of tank container, road tanker, and combined transport services, with supporting activities which include fleet management, warehousing, drumming and on-site logistics.

Job Specification

The Financial Controller role is responsible for establishing and executing internal controls over the company's accounting and financial procedures. This includes the production of group financial reports, maintaining an adequate system of records and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

Key Responsibilities Include:
- Leading and managing a small team 
- Group consolidation of results, budgets and forecasts 
- Preparation of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and annual Financial Information including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow. 
- Treasury Management including management of multi-currency banking and hedging of foreign currency. 
- Published accounts preparation and management of the groups global audits 
- Tax planning and compliance 
- Management of Group Accounting Systems 
- Ad hoc work as required by the role

Person Specification 

The successful candidate will be a Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA Accountant with extensive experience of group consolidations as well as management of cash flow, and ideally treasury and international tax. Foreign exchange experience is also important for this role.

You will be able to demonstrate a strong technical and intellectual ability with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence peers and advisors within the business. You will also have a strong attention to detail, be proactive in taking ownership of issues and driving them to completion.

Any applications made by third parties will be sent directly to Robert Walters