A well-respected Accountancy Practice located in Bath are seeking an efficient and adaptive Financial Controller / Outsourcing Senior to join their well-established practice on a full time, permanent basis.

The successful Outsourcing Senior will have a mixed background including providing services such as bookkeeping, management accounting and business advice to a portfolio of clients.

The Financial Controller will be given an excellent opportunity to develop their own client portfolio and will be given access to excellent cloud resources to increase efficiency and allow a focus on more "interesting accounting" such as virtual FD roles, to support fast growing businesses by implementing new processes whilst offering support with management information to make financial decisions moving forward.

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Overview

• Preparing reports (annual and monthly) which identify results, trends and forecasts.
• Assisting the Managing Director with all accounting operations including Billing, Cost Accounting, Stock and work in progress and Revenue Recognition.
• Preparing weekly cash flow reports.
• Ensuring quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
• Supervising and managing financial department staff.
• Providing external auditors with the necessary documentation and support.
• Working with our Managing Director to develop systems to support our clients' businesses.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with clients and ensuring that all communications are conducted in a professional and timely manner.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns across different schemes
• Overall responsibility for client profitability and client service delivery

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Requirements

• Experience across bookkeeping, accounts preparation and management accounting
• Strong cloud accounting experience & Excel skills are essential
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or QBE will be considered
• Experience within practice or industry considered
• Client and deadline driven.

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Remuneration

• £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
• Options for the role to be 3 days per week or full time
• Clear progression routes
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays rising yearly with service
• Hybrid working available
• Free parking

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.