Financial Controller Job in Chesterfield, Derbyshire

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Financial Controller Job in Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Job Description
Sewell Wallis are working with a fast paced, progressive business that leads the way in raising industry standards, currently looking for a Financial Controller to lead the team. The business continually innovates ways of working, deliver great value, ensure industry-leading compliance and offer a fantastic customer experience.

Reporting to the Finance Director, this senior leadership role is accountable for managing all finance and accounting operations and compliance associated with Transactional Finance and coordination and production of accurate and timely Management Accounts & Statutory financial statements.
This role line manages a small finance team whilst ensuring the reporting requirements of the business are achieved.

The job;

* Oversee all accounting operations e.g billing, banking, Accounts Receivable/Payable, Credit Control
* Review management accounts and any board papers, ensuring they are submitted in line with agreed deadlines e.g. fiscal month end, year-end process ensuring quality control over all financial transactions and financial reporting
* Prepare/review/publish any regulatory reporting such as statutory accounts and filing of tax packs accurately and on time
* Plan and liaise with Auditors for year-end audits
* Review reconciliations prepared by the team in line with fiscal month end deadlines and hold regular feedback sessions
* Hold monthly reviews with sales ledger/purchase ledger teams/Transactional Finance Team Leader
* Oversee process improvements in line with ongoing projects to ensure there is a well-documented, strong and robust controls framework and all in line with legislation and compliance updates
* Map out transactional processes and drive efficiencies in these areas, ensuring key processes are documented to reduce key man dependencies
* Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls and governance
* Payment practices reporting to be completed and submitted in line with the bi-annual deadlines
* Participate in the inventory valuation and checking process
* Any ad hoc requests to meet the business needs and reporting requirements

The person;

* Excellent leadership and people management skills, excellent communicator with people of all levels
* Strong IT skills
* Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
* ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
* Ability to work under pressure, prioritise own workload and implement change and process improvement
* Strong attention to detail, accuracy and numeracy

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Chesterfield
County: Derbyshire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £65000 – £70000/annum
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