Finance Controller - Fixed Term Contract

Gravity Active Entertainments; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing entertainment company in Wakefield is looking for a Financial Controller to manage finance operations and lead a team. You'll be responsible for preparing management accounts, cash flow forecasts, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. A qualifying accountancy background and team leadership skills are required. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to produce and analyze monthly management accounts.
• Experience in leading finance teams and managing relationships with external auditors.
• Strong understanding of cash flow forecasting and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly cash flow and manage monthly forecasting.
• Lead the production of monthly management accounts.
• Discuss financial results with the CFO and prepare board reports.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Cash Flow Management

Team Leadership

Budgeting

Financial Analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Tools

Financial Software

Job description

We are a growing Company founded in Yorkshire. With our Head Office situated in Wakefield City Centre, we operate 2 different brands across the UK and internationally.

Working across all brands, we’re excited to be recruiting for a Finance Controller for a 12 month fixed term contract, to join our Finance team.

More about you

We believe that having fun matters, and this doesn't just relate to our customers. Our Head Office teams play a vital role in supporting our sites, and we pay close attention to the small details that make a big difference. If our teams are having fun, we really do believe that this is contagious. We’re looking for a Financial Controller to lead a team of finance professionals in the production of monthly management accounts, and weekly cash flow.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

• Preparing cash flow on a weekly basis – managing 3 monthly forecasting
• Ensuring monthly management accounts are produced, comparing it to budgets, suggesting improvements, spotting errors;
• Preparation of management accounts, including an in depth review of balance sheets, discussing these with Head Office department leads;
• Discuss monthly financial results with the CFO to inform of anything out of ordinary, providing background information that explains the accounts for month;
• Board report preparation
• Being the main point of contact for the external accountants and auditors, spending time with them at EOY;
• EOY accounts – responsible for accurate and timely reconciliation, co-ordinating data and information for the accountants and auditors;
• Leading a team of Finance professionals, providing support, guidance, development and oversight of financial operations;
• Send payrolls for processing;
• Manage and develop the Finance systems and ways of working;
• Approval of all payments for processing;
• Accountable for oversight of accounts receivable and payable (weekly) – cash flow;
• Preparation of monthly VAT return;
• Responsible for PAYE and VAT;
• Oversight of inventory management;
• Forecasting for departmental budgets, and business partnering with HO functions on a monthly basis regarding how that’s tracking;