(CR89) Financial Controller - Flooring Contractors

Carpet Roles UK; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment firm is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee the financial health of the business, reporting directly to the Board. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with tax and licensing requirements, prepare financial reports, and collaborate with executive management to optimize financial processes. This position offers a starting salary in the range of £45,000 to £55,000, based in Staffordshire, working Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Qualifications

• Experience in overseeing financial operations and reporting to the Board.
• Ability to analyze and manage financial data effectively.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports and analyze financial data.
• Monitor internal controls and oversee income statements.
• Collaborate with executive management to establish effective processes.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Communication skills

Leadership skills

People skills

Job description

Carpet Roles UK are delighted to be assisting their clients, a New Build Specialist Flooring Contractors with a reputation for delivering large Volume Installations on Housing Developments across the North West and Midlands Region in their search for a Senior role within their Management Team.

We are looking for a Financial Controller in this instance who will oversee complete control of the Financial health and operation of the Business, reporting to the Board and suggesting solutions to bring the company increased Profits and efficiencies moving forward.

This is a role that has evolved from the success of the company operations and is now the next step on their journey to becoming a larger organisation than they have thus far on their successful story. You will therefore be carving yourself a Key role moving forwards.

Overall Objectives

• Ensure that our clients meet the necessary tax, permit and licensing requirements.
• Collaborate with an executive team to establish more effective processes and controls to ensure the integrity of a company's ledger.
• Oversee all financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures.
• Provide executive management with accurate and comprehensive financial information to guide effective policy making and financial strategy.
• Summarize budget trends, analyzing deficiencies and reporting variances to executives.
• Provide external auditors with the necessary documentation and support.
• Take care of tax preparation duties or collaborate with external tax accountants for tax preparation.

Day to Day duties

• Prepare financial reports.
• Analyze financial data.
• Monitor internal controls.
• Oversee and prepare income statements.
• Participate in budgeting.
• Manage financial transactions.
• Streamline accounting functions and operations.

Personal Attributes and Experience

• Technical accounting expertise
• Communication skills
• Basic understanding and acumen
• Leadership skills
• Ability to influence management
• People skills
• Ability to commission, deploy and monitor effectiveness
• Efficiency and time management
• Ideally from a similar Flooring or Construction Contractor background, this is not essential though.

The Rewards

Aside from the aforementioned key position within the organisation (our clients foresee this role initially sitting just below Board level but are open to discussions in the future) you will be rewarded with a starting salary (again our clients are open to negotiation) in the range £45-55k to start.

The Role will be based at our clients head office in Staffordshire and will be Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

Apply Today:

For immediate consideration for this exciting opportunity please forward an up to date CV via the Apply link on this page or, for a confidential discussion call Justin Kelly on 01562 544090.

Carpet Roles UK are a specialist Recruiter to the UK Carpet and Flooring Industry.

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