Financial Controller

An exciting new opening for a qualified accountant with experience of FCA reporting. The role is to take the lead finance role with a well-established and successful privately owned SME business.

As Number One in finance, you will have day to day responsibility for all aspects of Financial Control, leading an accounts team and working closely with the CEO in the development and execution of business strategy.

Your key areas of focus as the Financial Controller will include:

• To provide leadership of the Company Accounts Team.
• To fulfil all financial reporting requirements e.g. monthly management accounts, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets.
• To be the focal point on the external statutory and CASS audits.
• To lead the production of the statutory accounts.
• To comply with all regulatory filings - FCA, CASS and HMRC.
• To preserve the integrity of the financial records and maintain robust financial controls.
• To raise organisational financial awareness.
• To undertake Company Secretarial duties.

With ambitious business plans in place, the CEO is looking for a commercially minded qualified accountant with a proven track record leading and developing teams. You will need to be exceptionally motivated and possess the dynamism and high levels of integrity and gravitas to present credibly to the Board and shareholders, as well as buying your team into the goals and visions of the organisation. Experience of regulatory FCA returns is essential.

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply without delay for a more detailed conversation about the role and business, and the possibility of an early interview with the client.