Our Role -
The primary function of the Financial Controller is to oversee the collection, analysis and consolidation of financial data and to assist the Business Director in the effective management of an organisation's finances. Our Financial Controller will play a key role in the development and maintenance of financial controls, processes and systems and ensure that these are in line with statutory requirements.
Our Financial Controller will act as a valuable link between a company's financial and leadership team; therefore, they must have strong communication skills. They need to clearly communicate financial information to senior leadership and must have the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders. The successful Financial Controller candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include the following.
Key Responsibilities -
We are looking for someone to:
• Using financial modelling to simulate potential scenarios
• Performing financial analysis on the company to predict financial health
• Monitoring spending and creating budgets
• Preparing company reports for P&L's and accountancy reviews
• Finding ways to reduce costs and increase profits
• Collaborating with management to create funding strategies
• Ensuring adherence to national and international financial regulations
• Analysing company budgets to compile financial reports
• Analysing existing financial systems and procedures within a company and providing recommendations for improvements
• Compiling financial data and producing financial graphs from the results
• Keeping up to date on the latest markets trends and economic news
• Staying informed of financial regulations and legalities and working within them
• A practical understanding of management accounting principles and techniques
• Sound knowledge of standard accountancy and finance best practices
• Solid IT skills, including proficiency in the relevant accounting packages
• Strong analytical skills to effectively analyse financial reports
• In-depth knowledge of budgeting and financial forecasting
Experience -
• Minimum of 3 years' experience within a similar role.
• Understand utilities sector - desirable
• Ideally educated to degree level in accounting, economics, finance or a related field. A master's qualification, such as a master's in business administration (MBA) or a master's degree in accounting is desirable, as this level of education provides in-depth and specialist knowledge in key areas.
• A member of one of the following professional bodies - the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Strong skills in MS Office; specifically, PowerPoint, Word & Excel
• Experience reporting into director level/ senior leadership teams.
Salary and Benefits -
We offering a salary of £70k - £80k plus package - DOE