Financial Controller

Collins McNicholas Group; Galway; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Group in Galway city seeks a seasoned Financial Controller to lead the finance function, ensuring accurate monthly accounts, budgets, and year-end reporting.

You will supervise payroll, VAT, cashflow, and compliance, liaise with auditors, manage ISO processes and payroll HR issues, and contribute to strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Minimum 7 years in a senior finance role.
• Experience as Financial Controller preferred.
• Excellent system skills with advanced Excel (Macros).
• Strong people management experience.
• Knowledge of ISO systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile nominal ledger accounts.
• Post journals for wages, depreciation, prepayments, accruals.
• Prepare detailed monthly management accounts with budget comparison.
• Prepare annual budgets and year-end accounts for audit.
• Coordinate with auditors on SAS/FGP year ends.
• Manage payroll payments and HR liaison.
• Oversee VAT returns (bi-monthly).
• Maintain fleet, insurance, and supplier records.
• Post deposits to factoring bank account and reconcile.

Skills

Advanced Excel

People management

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

ISO knowledge

Financial reporting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Financial Controller required for well established company based inGalway city.

Reporting to Board of Directors.

Key responsibilities:

• Reconcile Nominal Ledger accounts
• Post all Nominal Ledger Journals for wages/depreciation/prepayments/accruals
• Prepare Detailed Monthly Management Accounts with comparison to budget and to last year
• Prepare Annual Budgets
• Prepare Financial Accounts for Audit including all audit schedules
• Liaise with Auditor regarding year end accounts for SAS and FGP
• Assist with Management Meeting Minutes and PSA/ISO Audits where necessary
• Complete and Submit Bi monthly VAT returns
• Credit Control
• Post all deposits to the Factoring bank account on QuickBooks,
• Deal with sales ledger posting queries and issues
• Complete Company searches as required for new customers.
• Complete New Supplier Setup forms for new customers
• Process all purchase ledger transactions and reconcile supplier accounts and pay all suppliers monthly

Payroll:

• Supervise payroll payments and liaise with accounts assistant regarding payroll queries
• Deal with all HR Issues, liaising with external bodies e.g. IBEC.
• Complete monthly PAYE and year end payments to Revenue.

Banking:

• Maintain Current Account and draw funds from factoring account to ensure limits not exceeded
• Reconcile monthly the factoring bank account and the sales ledger with factoring equivalent

Fleet Management:

• Maintain Fleet Register and add and remove vans from insurance
• Arrange to and deal with selling vans coming off the fleet
• Arrange all finance leases on Fleet Vans including early redemption payments and payment queries
• Source new fleet supplier

Insurance:

• Liaise with company insurance company to deal with all insurance claims and associates payments
• Prepare Declarations for Annual Insurance Renewal and liaise with Brokers re same
• Distribute Certification and Insurance information to customers as necessary

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Minimum of 7 years? of demonstrated experience in a senior finance role, preferably at Financial Controller level.
• Excellent system skills with advanced Excel (Macros).
• Strong people management experience
• Analytical with good problem-solving skills
• Strong business / commercial acumen
• Good knowledge of ISO systems and procedures