[21025] - Financial Controller

Financial Controller
Based near Surbiton – Full time office based.

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Controller on behalf of one of our clients, a well-established organisation based in the Surbiton area. This is a fantastic opportunity with anyone who is an accomplished Financial Controller.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall day-to-day control of all accounting functions, including: Sales and Purchase Ledgers, invoicing and banking, management accounts, funding and all statutory requirement.
• Carry out regular debtor and creditor reviews, management accounting reviews to ensure accuracy of records and report to management any key issues
• Management of the cash-flow and proper reporting to board as required. Control of the company funds and advice to the board of actions to ensure the company is adequately funded. To include short- and medium-term cash-flow forecasting
• To ensure that all areas of accounting processes and recording are managed appropriately to good corporate governance
• To oversee reporting in a timely manner
• To assist in funding management including: Facility renewals, Headroom Management, Rates, New Business
• To control the production of key business indicator reports and ensure that reports are designed and implemented with Finance Director and IT Support
• To co-ordinate and produce the budgets and forecasts
• To ensure that the company complies with all financial statutory requirements
• To manage relationships with and provide information required to the relevant bodies.
• To assist Directors in managing ad hoc projects
• To administer profit share calculations and provide information for tenders
• To monitor the performance and potential of the Finance team and provide the direction, training, and motivation.

Person Specification

• Experience of computer accounting systems including advance control of parameters within systems
• Experience of preparation of management accounts to review level
• Experience with set up and management of banking and/or funding facilities
• Knowledge of asset accounting and capital allowances
• Effective communicator both orally and written.
• Capable of making effective business decisions.
• Able to interpret complex data accurately
• Strong analytical numerical and problem-solving abilities
• Full driving licence