Ref: BBBH32262
Financial Controller
Financial Controller
South Birmingham
£60,000 - £70,000 + Benefits
Role Profile
My client is a global distribution and service business who are looking to recruit a high calibre Financial Controller in South Birmingham.
This Commercially focussed finance role will be responsible for all Commercial finance & reporting of the business, supporting the Finance Director and senior management of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide commercial analysis and support to the business, oversee commercial spend & rebate reporting to clients as well as ad-hoc reporting as required.
- Responsibility for the production, review and fine tuning of customer profitability analysis and maintenance of a cost to serve model.
- Utilise commercial skills to review current processes and look to drive efficiency whist maintaining customer service across the business.
- Oversee cash flow including payments and approval process and forecasting.
- Monitor and control debtor days and creditor days.
- Prepare and submit capital expenditure requests and commercially & financially appraise projects.
- Manage and review the production of the management accounts
- Manage the reporting of financial information and accounts both internally and to plc head office.
- Review all data in the HFM group consolidation reporting system.
- Liaise with other departments within the business to ensure management information is being prepared as required in a timely manner.
- Manage inventory reporting, monitor inventory days, prepare provisioning, and oversee the stock counting process & review.
- Review overdue debt and escalate issues with the relevant management teams, take a lead in resolving debt payment process issues.
- Obtain relevant information to assist the production of forecasts.
- Manage the annual budget process.
- Manage the transition of Purchase Ledger and General Accounting activities to a newly created Shared Service.
- Manage the payroll including the submission of information to the Group payroll team and payments to HMRC.
- Manage and review tax treatment queries and submissions, understanding of Research & Development Credits, CIS, Reverse Charge & IR35.
- Assist in customer account set up and in providing and reviewing tender and contractual information where required.
- Manage local IT and ERP system and process changes.
- Manage the Finance Team (both direct and indirect reports) including objectives, appraisals and development plans.
- Produce statutory accounts as applicable and supporting information pack for our trading division.
- Liaise with auditors to ensure all information is presented when requests, as well as ensuring all external information is prepared.
- Manage the expense process to ensure returns are being reviewed correctly and VAT is being claimed as appropriate.
- Complete property and insurance submissions/reporting as required.
Skills and Experience
- Accountancy Qualification - ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
- Experience within a similar commercial finance role
- Sage 200 experience
- Advanced Excel skills
- Sound understanding of commercial contracts
- Experience and understanding of working with Tax
- Experience of working within a PLC or large organisation
Remuneration
£60,000 - £70,000 + Benefits
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