Financial Controller

The Financial Controller will lead all external reporting and legal requirements for the business, ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting, working directly with the Finance Director and Chief Exec to ensure full visibility.

Client Details

Our client are a well known retail business who have been on an exciting journey of change and transformation over recent years.

Description

Statutory and Group Reporting:

• Planning for the year end audit report and quarterly reporting
• Determining the timetable for audit work and communicating internally and externally
• Statutory consolidation of the reporting packs
• Liaising with external auditors and any other external advisors as required
• Liaising with the parent company and their Finance Department in respect of year end
• Completion and filing for all the UK stat accounts for the UK Companies

Cash/Treasury

• Providing weekly cash flow forecasts to FD with associated scenario planning
• Ensuring full compliance with any banking requirements (daily/weekly cash reports), reconciliations and other information requests
• Maintaining relationships with the banking teams and liaising with any external advisors as required including audits.
• Maintaining cash forecast and cash plan and dealing with all matters arising

Tax:

• Be responsible for all tax compliance work, with support and advice from tax advisors including the completion of the UK tax returns for UK companies
• Attend to any ad-hoc issues that arise and liaise with HMRC on any matters arising including investigations
• Ensure compliance with VAT and liaise with external VAT advisors on issues for both UK and European taxes

Balance sheet and Month End:

• Understand the ageing of the ledgers and ensure that there are appropriate provisions at quarter ends, working with the credit control team to reduce the ageing of the ledger and resolve any issues
• Have responsibility for ensuring that adequate credit insurance is in place
• Provide comprehensive ownership, accountability and oversight of all balance sheet reconciliations and provide FD with complete visibility of all current, emerging and future risks and opportunities

Controls and Processes:

• Develop, maintain and monitor any processes and controls relevant to Finance and ensure adherence throughout the business
• Be proactive looking for savings in time and cost in Finance and also across the wider business

Profile

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification - essential

• Naturally inquisitive and challenging with exceptional communication skills
• Personally driven to exceed expectations and committed to learning new skills
• Takes complete accountability for own workload and output to ensure work is on time, accurate, appropriately presented and communicated
• Ability to understand how to communicate financial issues to non-financial staff
• Ability to act on their own initiative, exercising personal judgement to involve others as appropriate

Job Offer

On offer is the opportunity to take on a true Financial Controller position with a high degree of responsibility and visibility, within a progressive and supportive environment.

Our client are seeking to hire an ambitious Financial Controller or Finance Manager who will step-up in to this role, developing their skills and ultimately helping them to progress their career.

You will work for an impressive and supportive Finance Director, and be given the chance to broaden the remit of your role over time.