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Ref - Financial Controller/Finance Director – Ref 6780

Financial Controller/Finance Director

A motivated and committed ACCA Accountant with over 25 years PQE in a variety of business sectors. Proven experience in managing and developing a finance team to consistently deliver results to tight deadlines. Highly skilled in all areas of financial management with a professional and positive approach to workloads and an effective communicator at all levels. Possesses the flexibility and depth of financial understanding to contribute to business strategy, with strength of character to instigate and manage change.

Production of group schedules to FD by working day 6
Providing weekly cash-flow forecasting and proactively managing 13 weeks forward
Internal audit and maintenance of fixed asset register
Introduced capex authorisation process and control over expenditure
Completion of VAT, EC Sales, Intrastat and Duty returns
Ensure a full review and detailed reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
Reconciliation and responsibility for c£20m of materials, WIP and finished goods
Maintaining daily job completion and order book spreadsheet
Submission of monthly sales and order KPI’s to group
Credit card administration (receiving and paying)
Completion and submission of all group accounts by working day 8 on 3 different financial platforms to overseas head office
Ensure compliance with all IFRS standards and monthly group reporting of leases, debtors and consolidation adjustments
Managing and developing a transactional team of 4
Continuing to develop and improve processes and internal controls

Monthly production and commentary of finance pack to Board including 6 company consolidation
Providing weekly cash-flow forecasting and proactively managing pinch points
Restructuring the Finance team as Covid-19 impacted and workloads changed dramatically
Ensuring the finance team deliver to the agreed timetable and providing help and support where needed
Proactively managing currencies to ensure less exposure to exchange rate changes
Weekly debtor meetings with credit controller to reduce reliance on factoring finance
Complete group quarterly VAT and monthly EC Sales and Intrastat returns
Oversee and review payroll for 60 monthly paid employees and annual P11d submissions
Create and implement travel, expense and credit card policies
Successfully submitting a Research & Development tax credit claim
Create rolling stock count plan to ensure focus is on high value/risk assets
Weekly supplier payment meetings to actively manage cash and supplier expectations when cash is tight
Ensure department heads have better monthly information and are aware of their responsibilities for delivering to budget
Creating a Capex approval form with cost/benefit analysis for all capital purchases
Responsible for the accurate and timely reporting of all insurance claims and annual renewal

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