Our client is a growing business based in Bracknell looking to hire a Financial Controller, the role will manage a team of 10 and support the Group Financial Controller by ensuring that the control team is run effectively and efficiently on a day-to-day basis. Responsibilities:
• To work collaboratively with the Board, Senior Leadership Team, Line Manager and Colleagues to ensure compliance and duties are upheld.
• Day to day management of the finance control team circa 10 people
• Overseeing preparation of monthly management accounts
• Reporting management accounts to the Group Financial Controller and wider management in monthly review meetings
• Ensuring transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger and that all accounts are fully reconciled
• Review of management accounts and month-end ledgers to identify any unusual trends or inconsistencies
• Ensuring staff have a good understanding of transactions and their flows
• Training and mentoring staff in the control team
• Review of non-statutory reporting, both internally and externally, to ensure outputs are accurate
• Liaising with other areas of the wider finance team as well as other business areas
• Lead statutory audit process including allocation of responsibilities within the team and communication with external auditors
• Preparation of year end statutory accounts under current UK and Irish GAAP
• Good technical knowledge and ability to interpret relevant accounting standards
• Monitoring of processes and controls to ensure they are functioning correctly and being adhered to
• Updating documentation to ensure policies and processes are accurately recordedA salary of £70,000-£75,000 is on offer plus great benefits such as 27 days holiday and 10% pension contribution