Financial Controller

An international technology business is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join their team through promotion. Reporting to the CFO, this will be a hands-on role with a broad range of responsibilities including management of financial reporting, budgeting and accounting operations. More specifically, the role will cover:

• Overview of submission of monthly Management Accounts for 4 business units to group head office
• Control of Month end journal posting including WIP, prepayments, accruals etc
• Control of Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Production of monthly analysis reports
• Intercompany balance reconciliation and repayment
• Submission of VAT returns
• Control of submission of month end statutory accounts onto consolidation software
• Management of half-year review and year end statutory audits
• Preparation of annual budgets with input from the Business Unit Directors
• Supervise, manage and mentor the finance team

We are looking for someone previous experience in a similar role, overseeing the finance function that could run finance function on a day-to-day basis. The candidate would ideally have an accounting qualification (ACA,ACCA, CIMA), with solid IT skills, experience with Sage and advanced user of Microsoft Excel as this is used extensively. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail are important personal competencies.