Financial Controller - 14 month FTC

Axon Moore are supporting a well-established organisation to recruit an experienced Financial Controller on a fixed term contract basis. Reporting as the senior finance lead on site, you will take ownership of financial operations while managing a small team and supporting an upcoming systems implementation.

This opportunity is ideally suited to an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant, with strong excel capability. The successful candidate will be a confident communicator and effective business partner, working closely with stakeholders across the wider organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

Oversee internal controls and financial processes
Manage inventory accounting, including cost updates, stock counts, and valuations
Perform balance sheet reconciliations
Prepare and manage cashflow forecasts and monthly reporting to support working capital
Lead annual cashflow planning and forecasting
Produce annual budgets and periodic reforecasts
Complete monthly VAT returns and reconciliations
Prepare monthly management accounts
Support capital expenditure processes through reporting and analysis
Conduct sales and gross profit analysis
Lead and develop a small team 
Provide hands-on support across the finance function as required
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of tax regulations and compliance
The position will be covering an upcoming maternity leave for 14 months, therefore candidates immediately available or on a short notice would be preferred.

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Kat Goulding on (url removed) or on (phone number removed). INDFIN
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed