Financial Controller

Optimum Recruitment Group Limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment firm in York and North Yorkshire is seeking a commercially minded Financial Controller to manage financial activities and report to the Finance Director. Candidates must be ACCA/ACA or CIMA qualified with at least five years of experience in finance, strong technical skills, and a proactive approach. Responsibilities include production of monthly accounts, annual budgeting, and cash flow management. This role offers a pathway to future FD opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience at Finance Manager/Management Accountant level.
• Strong technical accounting skills and comprehensive finance knowledge.
• Ability to produce monthly accounts, budgets, and cash flow forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly accounts with full information pack.
• Manage and track overhead costs.
• Approve creditor's final payment run with the FD.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial analysis

Education

ACCA/ACA or CIMA qualified

Tools

Sage 200

Excel (pivot tables and macros)

Job description

Overview

Optimum Recruitment Group has been engaged exclusively to recruit a commercially minded Financial Controller into a newly created opportunity. Our client is a well established and reputable business in their field who are looking to appoint the Financial Controller to oversee and manage the financial activities of the company, reporting to the Finance Director.

The ideal candidate will be a natural negotiator and influencer, solution finder, a facilitator keen to develop relationships with all stakeholders and possess the ability to anticipate issues, mitigate challenges and draw up plans at strategic and tactical level. Ultimately someone who would want the FD opportunity in the future would be the ideal candidate for this role.

You must ACCA/ACA or CIMA qualified, have five years experience in industry at Finance Manager/Management Accountant level looking to progress to the next level with strong technical, accounting skills and a solid knowledge and understanding all areas of finance.

Responsibilities

• Production of monthly accounts with the full information pack
• Production of the monthly sales pack along with weekly flash
• Production of a quarterly 13 week cash flow forecast
• Production of the monthly WIP schedules
• Approval of credit application for new business
• Production of the annual budget for review
• Management and tracking of all overhead costs
• Managing the cash flow and approving the creditor's final payment run with the FD
• Working with the FD on cost control exercises
• Management of the administration staff in the finance and admin section.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Full understanding of sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll and trial balance
• Have sound knowledge of accruals, prepayments and work in progress
• The ability to produce a monthly accounts and statutory pack, budget and cash flow forecasts
• To have sound knowledge of VAT, PAYE and basic knowledge of Corporation tax and finance agreements
• Experience of Sage 200 with very good knowledge of Excel to pivot tables and macros
• To be able to communicate with all levels of staff
• To have the ability to make decisions when faced with difficult situations
• To be of a positive nature with a can do attitude