Job Description : Financial Controller
Our client is a well-established, profitable and growing European Group, which supplies a broad range of CNC, saw`s and equipment to aluminium and PVC companies in the fenestration industry .
Innovation and sustained New Product Development are core features, 70% of the company's products are less than 10 years old. Building on the already successful growth of recent years, this individual will play a pivotal part in the development of new business in the Industrial and Fenestration Manufacturing sector.
Job Title
Financial Controller
Reporting to Managing Director
Main duties of the role
· Receive, record and process all purchase invoices
· Ensure all purchase invoices have been authorised and coded before entering onto the purchase ledger
· Verify calculations and input codes into the accounts system in an accurate manner
· Check sales invoices raised
· Post all sales invoices to the sales ledger and chase up non-paying customers on a weekly basis Receive and process all expense claim forms and requests for payments
· Deal with petty cash as and when required and ensure reconciliations are done at the end of each month
· Prepare invoices and expense claims for payment by BACS
· To be responsible for banking of cheques and the cash received and cash paid books.
· Maintain both cash received and cash payments book and update them on a regular basis by printing online bank statements
· Perform monthly bank reconciliations at month end
· Help in the preparation of monthly payroll journal and payments to pension schemes
· Ensure that all filing is done accurately and on a regular basis
· Provide assistance to the monthly management accounts processes
· Preparation of forecast and budgets for the business
· VAT return Preparation
· Reconciliation of currency variations
· Credit Control - Controlling credit and chasing debt.
The Candidate
* Skills, experience and knowledge
* Minimum of 4 years' experience of working within an account's office
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including excellent Excel skills
* Knowledge of SAP accounting software, or similar packages
* Salary and PAYE experience
* Manufacturing background preferred
* Multicurrency experience
Qualifications
* Part qualified of fully AAT qualified (or other accounting qualification)
* Educated to Degree level preferable but not essential
Personal attributes
* Absolute attention to detail
* Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain information in a clear and understandable way to non-finance professionals
* Strong team player, with a willingness to assist and learn from
Colleagues
Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation
Salary
The basic salary will be dependent upon the competencies and experience of the appointed candidate.
£45,000 - £48,000 base salary
Location
Coventry
Holidays
25 days annual leave Employees are asked to make appropriate provision to allow for a close over Christmas and the New Year