Job Description

The role of Financial Controller

This role is ideal for an experienced, highly motivated, and professional qualified accountant looking for a new challenge to lead and motivate an established team. You will play an instrumental part in this business’s progression plan. You will have significant experience of delivering or working within a senior management team, providing financial information to aid in the strategic business decision making process. You will not only be technically very strong, with the ability to maintain the smooth running of this established finance team, but also show great people skills with past experience of managing a diverse function, in order to get the best out of your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing, mentoring, and developing a finance team
• Identifying and delivering process improvements, drive improvements across the finance team
• Direct responsibility of the budget, financial forecasts and report variances
• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate findings and recommendations
• Creation and execution of business strategy with the senior leadership team that will drive sustainable growth and mitigate risk for the business

Requirements

• A sound technical background
• Qualified Accountant ( ACA )
• You will ideally have SME Manufacturing experience
• You will be used to working in a fast-paced business and you will thrive on making improvements to processes
• Your style will be "hands on", positive and engaging with the ability to build great relationships across the business

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities