Assistant Financial Controller

Here at Reed Accountancy & Finance, we are currently supporting a well established business outside of Milton Keynes in beautiful grounds and working environment. The finance team are looking for an experienced Finance Manager/Assistant Financial Controller to support directly to the Finance Manager. 

This role would be perfect for a finance professional who appreciates supporting a friendly finance team with the smooth daily/weekly/monthly finance operations to ensure success of the business is the priority. 

Please find details of the role and duties below:

• Position: Assistant Financial Controller
• Hours: 37.5hrs 
• Salary: Up to £35,000 
• Location: Southwest Milton Keynes

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform detailed analysis of departmental and overhead cost, identify profit enhancement opportunities.
• Identify potential for improvement of existing controls and implement new financial controls and procedures to help manage the risk/loss to the business.
• To assist in maintaining an effective sales ledger/credit control operation, monitoring DSO (Day Sales Outstanding) and Bad Debt provision.
• To maintain the Purchase Ledger function in accordance with established procedures using SAGE.
• To control all petty cash in hotel, ensuring all transactions are authorised and processed correctly.
• Ensure that weekly and monthly financial deadlines are consistently being met and reports are submitted in accurate and efficient manner.
• To take responsibility for processing of payroll in accordance with statutory procedures and to meet company standards.
• Provide accurate and timely information to external payroll provider, stock taker and lead the preparation of the financial audit and coordinate the audit process. Deal with all accounting and control matters in the hotel in accordance with company policy.
• Undertake a robust daily review of departmental payroll with variance to forecast and budget analysis. Ensure that daily departmental compliance is adhered to without a failure.
• Detailed management and reporting of food & beverage margins, F&B cost analysis, including the loss management and effective review and management of exception transaction, such as refunds, voids, discounts etc.

Skills required for the ideal candidate:

• Must be able to maintain and interpret financial data, to include the production of monthly reports, budgetary and P&L reports.

• Ideal candidate will be from a hotel background

• High level of computer literacy and numeracy skills, strong system skills

• Sage, Procurement system, hotel PMS, strong excel skills including Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEXMATCH

• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Responsible and reliable, with an exceptional attention to details

• Positive proactive attitude and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work well within a team and independently with minimal supervision.

• Competent to develop the team effectively and consistently.

• Ability to respond to financial queries with urgency and professionalism.

If the above role matches your experience and you would be interested in finding out more information, please APPLY HERE.