Financial Controller

Company:

The business is a well-established company in the North Derbyshire region who are steeped in history stretching back over 50 years. The business is well renowned for investing heavily in themselves and have over recent years committed significant investment in their business to continue their growth and expansion both in the UK and overseas.

They have a turnover of around £50m and have ambitious plans to continue to the double digit growth they have experienced over the last couple of years. They are now looking to grow their finance team with the addition of a competent and driven Financial Controller. They are a profitable and cash rich business who are looking for an accountant who has ultimate aspirations to be a FD of the future.

The Role:

This business has a parent business based overseas who are largely at arms length from the day to day running to the business and as such the role reports directly into a FD on site.

The business is looking for a dynamic and driven Financial Controller who can help improve current systems and processes and has a proven ability to influence key internal stakeholders within the business.

This role will have full responsibility for the following remit:

• Responsibility for a finance team of 7 including qualified and part qualified accountants
• Provide group reporting for multiple trading companies across multiple countries.
• Ownership & remodel of monthly reporting packs to Senior leadership team
• Producing monthly management accounts including analysis of P & L and balance sheets
• Analysing and interpreting KPI's for the Management team
• Oversee month end reporting
• Design and implement robust and meaningful analysis / commercial commentary of month end reporting
• Implement variance analysis processes to identify discrepancies with analysis and reporting
• Monthly variance analysis against forecast and prior periods
• Undertake investigation of variances to identify areas of concern with appropriate reporting and commentary
• Identify and agree internal benchmarks and undertake trend analysis of financial performance
• Establish and coordinate / manage year end and interim audits with external auditors
• Act as the point of contact for all audit related issues & with HMRC
• Design and implement regular reporting of subsidiary performance in conjunction with stakeholder and business requirements
• To undertake any ad hoc finance work as necessary
• Design and deliver in a timely manner ad hoc reports

• Drive continuous improvement across system and all departmental processes

The Person:

• Ideally the successful individual will have a strong technical background having worked for a large accountancy practice.
• The candidate will be ACA or ACCA qualified
• Experience working in a fast paced dynamic environment
• Candidates must be able to use Excel to a high standard
• Candidates will ideally have a strong academic background with relevant degree
• A driven, proactive and reliable accountant who is a team player
• Experience of designing & building financial reports
• You will have excellent communication and coaching skills with an ability to deliver to tight deadlines.
• A proven ability to manage & mentor staff

Whats on offer:

Competive salary ranging between £55,000 to £65,000 depending on experience plus benefits inlcuding Car, Pension and working within a fantastic working environment in a state of the art office

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