The role of Financial Controller is suited to an accountant who has experience in the manufacturing sector, with the ability to present financial information clearly, concisely, and in an engaging manner. The individual will have strong attention to detail and the ability to identify business improvement opportunities and drive implementation. The post-holder will possess the ability to prioritise and adapt to a changing workload effectively as the business continues to evolve. The Financial Controller will bring best practice from previous roles to improve financial processes and will build positive and influential relationships across the business.
Key priorities of the role include:
* Working collaboratively with the senior leadership team and influencing decision-making across the business
* Taking ownership of financial reporting
* Completing the management accounting process
* Managing and performing month-end financial close activities, including preparation and reviewing of journal entries, reconciliations, analysis, and internal and statutory reporting
* Developing and delivering insightful MI to support strategic decision-making
* Responsible for KPI reporting and ensuring trends are understood and shared with key stakeholders
* Providing key financial insight to the sales and marketing teams
* Owning the financial evaluation of Commercial NPD projects from concept to post-launch
* Taking ownership of the business planning cycles, budgeting, and forecasting and reforecasting processes
* Implementing and continually developing robust costing models to ensure optimum labour and material recovery rates are delivered, influencing key operational counterparts
* Monitoring performance against the budget and driving performance corrective action improvement through the Senior Leadership Team where necessary
* Challenging and developing the current process and methodologies and pushing for continuous improvement
* Day-to-day cash management and forecasting
* Overseeing day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll
* Managing and optimising inventory and cost controls specific to manufacturing
* Leading and mentoring a small team of finance and accounting professionals in the future
* Developing working capital reporting and forecasting across the business
* Preparing robust business justifications for capital, feasibility, and improvement projects
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