Financial Controller

Jacob Grey Recruitment; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacob Grey Recruitment is partnering with a growing manufacturing business to appoint a Finance Manager / Financial Controller near Leighton Buzzard. The role leads day-to-day finance operations, reporting to joint MDs (one also CFO).

You will oversee monthly management accounts, year-end production, VAT submissions, budgeting, and cashflow forecasting, while developing a small team and providing commercial insight to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or finalist with leadership potential.
• Experience in monthly management accounts including balance sheet reconciliations, P&L production, accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Experience in VAT submissions and year-end production.
• Budget setting and cashflow forecasting; ability to partner with senior leadership and provide commercial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Hands on preparation of monthly Management Accounts including Balance sheet Recs, P&L production, Accruals, Prepayments and Journals.
• Presenting the Management Accounts to the Senior Leadership Team with analysis and commentary.
• Year End production and VAT submissions oversight.
• Managing and developing a small team of transactional staff.
• Budget setting and Cashflow forecasting.
• Potentially acting as a business partner to the senior leadership team, offering sound commercial advice.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Budgeting

Cashflow forecasting

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

Qualified Accountant

Finalist / Newly Qualified

Job description

Finance Manager / Financial Controller - Near Leighton Buzzard - Up to £80k depending on experience**

Jacob Grey have just partnered with a growing manufacturing business to appoint a new FC to lead their day to day finance operations.

Reporting to the joint Managing Directors (one of whom is also the CFO) your duties will include:

• Hands on preparation of the monthly Management Accounts including Balancesheet Recs, P&L production, Accruals, Prepayments and Journals
• Presenting the Management Accounts to the Senior Leadership Team with analysis and commentary
• Year End production
• Overseeing VAT submissions
• Managing and developing a small team of transactional staff
• Budget setting
• Cashflow forecasting
• Potentially acting a business partner to the senior leadership team, offering sound commercial advice based on insightful analysis

The ideal candidate will either be a Qualified Accountant, already used to performing a leadership role OR a finalist/newly Qualified Accountant who can grow into this role (the CFO will offer training and development, and the salary will naturally be adjusted accordingly).

The leadership team are engaging, positive, and ambitious individuals - this would suit someone with plenty of initiative who can match their energy and passion