Company Overview
Birmingham and Worcestershire based accountancy recruitment specialists.
Main Duties:
As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:
- Plant Finance Support: Serve as an integral member of the Plant Finance and Management team, providing support and control for the Redditch plant.
- Reporting Responsibilities: Oversee all aspects of corporate and internal reporting, ensuring adherence to timetables, financial integrity, and completeness.
- Month-End Processes: Manage and complete month-end processes, including variance analysis.
- Performance Reporting: Report plant performance (actuals, budgets, forecasts, variance analysis) using Hyperion.
- Budget and Forecast Preparation: Prepare and present budgets and forecasts (profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheet).
- Team Management: Manage the Finance team.
- KPI Management: Oversee key KPIs, including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable aging, driving improvements and efficiencies.
- Continuous Improvement: Pursue continuous improvements to financial controls and other operational processes within the business.
- Financial Reporting: Handle Judgmental Reserves Schedules and Accrued Liabilities reporting, SOX Testing Reviews, and presentations to the Divisional Financial Controller.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Conduct balance sheet reconciliation reviews.
- Warranty Provisions: Calculate and provide for warranty exposure.
- Profitability Analysis: Conduct product profitability analysis and reviews.
- Audit Collaboration: Work closely with external auditors for year-end and interim audits, internal audit FOAs, and balance sheet reviews.
- Headcount Review: Review and sign off on headcount.
- Internal Controls: Review, maintain, and implement internal controls, including quarterly SOX testing.
- Team Development: Develop direct report heads to achieve personal and professional goals, supporting the longer-term succession plan.
- Stock-Take Management: Manage two stock-takes annually.
- Ad-Hoc Tasks: Complete ad-hoc tasks as required.
- What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
- Fully Qualified Accountant: QBE with strong manufacturing experience may be considered.
- Experience: Demonstrated experience in finance and accounting within a manufacturing or plant setting.
- Mindset: A continuous improvement mindset.
- Audit Experience: Experience in internal audits and control reviews.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in IT, particularly Excel.
- Communication Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Pressure Management: Capable of working under pressure and managing multiple, conflicting deadlines.
- Team Focus: Focused on team management and development.
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