Job Description

As Financial Controller, your role will encompasses all elements of corporate accounting and day-to-day financial management. The candidate must have previously dealt with management and statutory accounts, VAT and other HMRC returns. You will be responsible for overseeing one junior Accountant.

This Financial Controller with Quickbooks desktop will be responsible for:

• Critical group cash flow management and managing accounts payable/receivable processes
• Prepare balance sheet analysis and aged debtor analysis
• Manage payroll process
• Quarterly reporting, including:
  • Prepare quarterly and half yearly FCA returns
  • Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Monthly reporting, including:
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
  • Prepare monthly reports on expenditure to date vs budget and forecast expenditure for year
• Assist with management of global statutory filing and reporting deadlines, ensuring deadlines are known and communicated

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Accounting qualification (ACA, CA, ACCA,CIMA) Preferably a 2:1 degree or higher and/or a strong academic background Strong Excel skills, strong IT systems skills, good knowledge of Quickbooks desktop Ambitious candidate with good initiative Flexible approach to working