Assistant Financial Controller

Robert Walters are excited to be partnering with a global manufacturer in their search for an Assistant Financial Controller to join their Greater Manchester office on a permanent basis. Based in Wythenshawe, this role would suit an individual who has recently qualified within an accountancy practice and looking to move into industry.

Our client is offering a position that is incredibly multi-disciplinary in the sense that this role will offer the right individual a solid foundation in financial accounting, with additional exposure to commercial finance and projects. The role will manage the entirety of the day-to-day finance function to gain a comprehensive overview as to how a business works. The role will report into the Financial Controller but will have a high amount of interaction with management and sales teams across all business units in the Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Production of the annual budgets
• Production of monthly forecasts
• Review and maintenance of the risk register
• Review of weekly cash forecasting
• Review of KPIs (stock / credit control / margins / overheads / channels)
• Review of month end files (in Excel)
• Review of month end reconciliations files
• Review of overheads analysis
• Review of VAT returns
• Signing off credit notes, rebates and warranty claims
• Sustaining and utilising relationship with key contacts at the bank
• Managing technical accounting issues
• Controls / governance (oversee internal audit function) plus treasury and tax
• Liaising with external auditors and leading the audit process
• Commercial finance (pricing excellence and proposals) including exposure to key account customers
• Projects such as e.g. working capital optimisation and mergers/acquisition activity, where relevant
• Line management of the Finance Team, including setting and reviewing objectives, managing performance, appraisals and development

Key Skills:

• Newly ACA Qualified within a practice organisation
• Solid technical capabilities, with ability to use judgement in complex decisions
• Confident and clear communication skills, with the ability to interact well with both internal and external contacts
• Relentless pursuit of efficiency, never tolerating poor processes, but leading by example and forging new / better ways of working
• Strong financial knowledge and experience, with a proven track record in dealing with large volumes of projects to deadlines
• Ability to articulate / present ideas, together with a high level of IT knowledge (Excel)

This truly is a multi-disciplinary role where the right individual would gain vast exposure to how the finance function works within a global organisation. The position reports into a high-calibre Financial Controller who is on hand to support your development as you progress throughout the business.

For more information, please reach out to Charlotte Clooney directly.

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