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Reed Finance are pleased to be supporting a growing SME business who are seeking a interim Financial Controller for a period of initially 6 months to support the finance function during a period of system implementation.
The role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, financial control, and management, as well as assisting with the new implementation of Sage. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, operationally focused, and capable of developing processes within the finance function once fully integrated into the role.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Manage, support, and develop the small Finance Team.
- Provide strong support to the management of the company and the Group CFO/Group COO.
- Prepare timely and accurate management accounts each month, including associated book-keeping.
- Responsible for all monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and balance sheet control.
- Provide supporting financial information for monthly board reporting within set timescales.
- Issue other financial reports as required and measure working capital, highlighting potential issues.
- Analyse and interpret financial information.
- Manage the payroll processes to ensure accurate and timely payments in a fast-changing environment.
- Ensure robust financial control procedures are in place.
- Investigate issues, solve problems, and implement improvements in processes while maintaining adequate documentation.
- Responsible for implementing and developing processes within the Finance Function that dovetail with the Sage Intact implementation.
- Assist and/or manage new system implementation DOE
- Manage the annual audit and preparation of statutory accounts.
- Manage the preparation of corporation tax computations.
- As required, lend support to the implementation and development of a new finance system within the company.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as required.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant or equivalent
- Experience working in an SME business and in an entrepreneurial, flexible, fast-paced environment.
- Proven track record of having implemented and developed financial processes and/or a new system within an SME.
- Ambitious, energetic, with a pro-active approach.
- Team-minded and flexible, able to manage and develop a small team of finance professionals.
- Very good skills in the analysis and interpretation of numbers.
- Confident and able to communicate effectively.
Due to the immediate requirement, the successful candidate will need to be readily available to begin and commit to the contract. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a growing SME in an integral capacity, please apply directly or contact Daniel Cornes at Reed Finance to discuss further.
