Financial Controller

Farringdon James Limited; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays)

Pension scheme

Health Care Plans

Salary sacrifice bicycle schemes

Plus many more

Job summary

Farringdon James Limited in Bodmin is seeking a Qualified Accountant to provide a proactive management accounting service, preparing budgets and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in management accounting, financial performance reporting, and analytical skills, along with proficiency in Excel and SAGE.

You will oversee financial systems, ensure timely reporting, and manage sales/purchase ledgers, payroll, and compliance with statutory requirements. Company benefits include 28 days annual leave, pension scheme, and health care plans.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA).
• Expertise in management accounting and financial performance reporting.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and complex formulae.

Responsibilities

• Provide management accounting services to Directors and Managers.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, management accounts, and variance analysis.
• Monitor the financial position of the company and related implications.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA)

Management accounting expertise

Financial performance reporting

Excel skills

SAGE skills

Strong communications skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Main Purpose of Job: To provide a pro-active management accounting service to the Directors and Managers, maintaining accurate financial accounts and exercising diligent financial control over the whole business. To be responsible for the preparation of budgets, forecasts, management accounts and variance analysis, provision of financial analysis and input to support the development of the business.

Management Accounting

• Provide management accounting service
• Oversee production of period management accounts and statistics within 15 working days of the period end
• Provide a concise commentary on the management accounts within 15 working days of the period end
• Perform financial appraisal of project and capital expenditure proposals and subsequently monitor the outcomes
• Review performance against agreed financial objectives, plans and budgets
• Assist with and control costing within the business
• Prepare financial forecasts

Financial Accounting

• Monitor and advise the Directors on the financial position of the company and the financial implications of decisions to be made
• Undertake the day-to-day financial management
• Prepare the annual financial statements in line with current legislation and best practice
• Prepare Audit file and work with Auditors to provide signed accounts within 5 months of the year
• Liaise with auditors and other relevant professional advisors

Financial Control

• Cost Centre optimisation and reporting
• Departmental reporting and P&L
• Oversee and be responsible for the financial systems in the business, including stock control
• Ensure that up to date accounting systems are in place to record all income and expenditure accurately and in a timely fashion
• Maintain sound security protocols, including appropriate separation of duties, internal auditing, spot checks and accountability definitions, to ensure that key risk of loss, error and fraud are well controlled

Sales / Purchase Ledger

• Manage the effective control of sales/purchasing and receiving procedures
• Supervise the accurate and timely posting of all sales/purchase transactions to ledger
• Ensure that all suppliers are paid correctly and on time and credit controls are in place

Payroll

• Ensure all employees are paid correctly and on time
• Comply with relevant statutory requirement without incurring penalty

Knowledge & Skills

The post holder should be a Qualified Accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA), have expertise in management accounting, financial performance reporting and financial control and have strong Excel (including pivot tables and complex formulae essential) and SAGE skills. He/she should have strong communications skills, be a self motivated, self starter who will work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Able to prioritise workload in a dynamic and constantly changing environment and be receptive to and embrace change. Having strong analytical skills with the ability to identify relevant information and evaluate the issues to make sound decisions.

Having previous experience of dealing with clinical safety would be highly advantageous.

Other Company benefits

• 28 Days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing to 33, pro-rata.
• Pension scheme,
• Health Care Plans,
• Salary sacrifice bicycle schemes
• Plus many more.