Position : Head of Finance
Salary: £60-£80K depending on Experience and transferrable skills.
Location: Basildon, Essex
Job Overview:
Oversee and manage the finance function and accounting activities of the business.
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Oversee the finance department and team, ensuring they function efficiently
2. Develop and implement improvements to the finance function
3. Monitor, maintain and improve financial controls
4. Prepare monthly management accounts and report to senior management and the directors
5. Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis
6. Ensure the fixed asset register is maintained accurately
7. Ensure the stock records are maintained accurately
8. Assist withbudgeting and forecasting
9. Assist with management meetings
10. Assist with tax planning and profit improvement plans
11. Complete other ad-hoc requests from senior management and the directors
12. Liaise with the external accountants, auditors, banks and insurers
13. File quarterly VAT returns
14. Ensure compliance with EC Sales documentation
15. Ensure compliance with financial laws and regulations alongside in-house policies
16. Prepare and analyse data using in-house systems
17. Simplify complex reports so they are easy for everyone to understand
18. Ensu...