Financial Controller / Financial Control Manager

Description

Financial Controller

Location: Lincoln (office based)

Salary: GBP60,000 per annum+ excellent benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

What's on offer:

The opportunity to work with an award-winning team

Progressive business high growthHalf day finish FridaySupporting cultureLots of expansion and projects Benjamin Edwards is recruiting for an experienced Financial Controller to join an established and successful business in Lincolnshire. You will either be currently working as a Financial Controller, Financial Accountant, Finance Manager or have a proven track record of working in Practice managing a team.

This is a broad and influential finance role, offering responsibility across management and statutory reporting, cash flow forecasting, audit, tax, capital expenditure and budgeting. You will work closely with the Head of Finance and wider operational teams, while also leading and developing a small finance team.

The role would suit a technically strong accountant who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and ensuring the business has accurate, timely and meaningful financial information.

The Role

As Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include:

Taking ownership of weekly financial reporting across the business, ensuring figures are accurate, robust and delivered on timeDriving improvements to financial reporting processes, including streamlining spreadsheets and improving data captureDeveloping trend and variance analysis across key areas of the P&LTaking responsibility for the month-end management accounts processEnsuring balance sheet reconciliations are complete and accurateReviewing the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statements and providing clear explanations of material variances against budget and prior yearImproving the consistency and accuracy between weekly flash reporting and final month-end resultsTaking ownership of the year-end statutory accounts process, from year-end close through to statutory accounts preparationPreparing the year-end audit file alongside the wider finance team and acting as the key point of contact for external auditorsOverseeing statutory requirements relating to Corporation Tax, VAT and R&D taxManaging other statutory reporting requirements as requiredProducing and maintaining a detailed rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, incorporating EBITDA, working capital movements and forecast capital expenditureAnalysing and explaining variances between forecast and actual cash flowTaking responsibility for the capital expenditure process, including reviewing and challenging investment proposalsMonitoring capital expenditure against budget and supporting post-investment appraisal reviewsPlaying a key role in the six-month reforecasting and annual budgeting processesLeading, coaching and developing a team of five finance professionals The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone with a strong technical accounting background who is comfortable taking ownership of both management and statutory reporting.

You will ideally have:

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualificationStrong management accounts and statutory reporting experienceExperience of year-end accounts and working closely with external auditorsStrong balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experienceGood understanding of cash flow forecasting, budgeting and forecastingExperience of improving financial processes and reportingStrong Excel and financial systems skillsPrevious experience managing or developing finance team membersThe confidence to challenge information and work effectively with senior stakeholdersA proactive, analytical and continuous-improvement mindset This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for a broad Financial Controller position where they can combine technical accounting, financial control, team leadership and process improvement within an established business.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Benjamin Edwards Ltd, please do not hesitate to apply.

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