Financial Controller

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic SME business as a Finance Controller, where you'll play a crucial role in managing finance operations and supporting a talented team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company with impressive growth plans while maintaining a family-oriented culture. You'll be responsible for preparing management accounts, leading the budgeting process, and partnering with key stakeholders to drive commercial decisions. If you're an experienced finance professional looking for a hands-on role in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Finance Controller in an SME environment.
• Strong management accounting and financial accounting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the finance team and oversee all finance operations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and lead budget setting.
• Control financial ledgers and manage cash flow.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial Accounting

Cash Flow Forecasting

Interpersonal Skills

Team Management

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Finance Controller - Qualified
Exciting SME business with fantastic growth plans
£55-60k
Hybrid working model (Typically 3 days at site with 2 from home)
Nottingham

SF Recruitment are looking to attract a talented Financed Controller to join our client in Nottingham. With a super growth story so far and further plans for expansion this is a fantastic time to join a business which still retains its SME family feel while operating as the UK hub for a European group.
The Finance controller reports in to the Finance Director and hold responsibility for all day to day finance operations, management of the team and management of a range of projects. This role is ideally suited to a candidate who enjoys retaining the ability to get stuck in to the day to day detail of producing good quality management information as well as being able to partner with key stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities

- Day to day Management of the finance team - management accounting, financial accounting, AP/AR and treasury functions.
- Preparation of the monthly Management Accounts including group reporting
- Lead on annual budget setting process
- Cash flow forecasting/cash management/key contact for the bank
- Control of the financial ledgers and accounting processes
- Preparation and submission of the company quarterly VAT return
- Preparation of the Year End Audit file/lead on Audit relationship
- Close management of AR/Credit control function including authorisation of new customer agreements
- Partner with the business on commercial decision making
- Analysis of key financial ratios and revenue/expenditure patterns

This role is ideally suited to a candidate already operating at Finance Controller level within a decent sized SME. You will have excellent demonstrable experience in a hands on role and you have well developed interpersonal skills and the ability to manage and support a small team on day to day activities.