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Financial Controller

  • Hastings, East Sussex
  • £30,000 - £45,000 per annum
  • 20 applications
  • Job type: Permanent, full-time
  • Date:
  • Reference: 20955947
Organisation Description

A well established company based in the Hastings area which provides professional services.

Job Description

Job Purpose:
To plan and organise the finance function in order to ensure accurate maintenance of the Company records, timely production and monitoring of Budgets, Forecasts, Management and Financial Accounts, and ensure that adequate controls are in place.

Principal Accountabilities:
Production and monitoring of Revenue and Capital Budgets, Management Accounts, Financial Accounts and Forecasts

Ensure that the financial reporting needs of partners are met

Ensure that statutory financial reporting is prepared within timescales required by the Society and law

Ensure that capital expenditure plans are adequately evaluated and cash flow is optimised

Ensure that the statutory and legal requirements of maintaining statutory books and submission of statutory and regulatory returns are complied with

Ensure compliance with external accounting requirements including compliance with IFRS and the legal requirements of the Companies’ Act

Ensure that the Company’s premises portfolio is managed in a professional, cost-effective and efficient manner and that the needs of the business are optimised

Ensure Annual Audited Statutory Accounts are signed and submitted to Companies House on time.

Act as the main point of contact for internal and external auditors and ensure Annual Audited Statutory Accounts are signed

Ensure Companies House information on shareholders and Directors is kept up to date and filed in line with statutory requirements.

Provide a mentoring, training and advisory role to employees

Maintain a working knowledge of the CLC accounting rules

Production of Legal Board Packs in accordance with parent company timescales

Ensure that adequate financial controls are in place including security

Manage team performance and delivery of objectives

Person Specification

Ideal candidates will have the following:

AAT qualified or part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Sound and up to date knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards

Excellent Excel modeling skills

Experience of CLC or SRA accounting rules (preferred)

Experience in a similar role managing staff including financial control

Good communication skills at all levels 

Must be proactive and more than capable to use own initiative

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