Financial Controller

The Whittan Group is the largest manufacturer of steel storage products in the United Kingdom. Operating through a number of market leading brands; we design, manufacture and install storage solutions for commercial and industrial environments in the UK and Europe.

Due to internal promotion, we are looking for an ambitious and experienced finance professional to join our largest UK division as Financial Controller- Link Apex. This is an exciting and rewarding role, providing the successful candidate with great commercial exposure, autonomy and development, whilst performing a key role for our business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the maintenance of an accurate and up to date financial ledger and supporting ledgers and records for all transactions, P&L and balance sheet.
• Month end reporting of actuals vs budget/forecast.
• Managing year end audit
• Ensuring costings and pricing systems are accurate and up to date.

Required experience/skills/qualifications:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with 3 years’ experience working in a medium sized finance department.
• Expert user of Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel and Outlook) with the ability to manipulate data efficiently and build models to present results to finance and non-finance users.
• Experience of integrated systems including general ledger reporting in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in managing month end processes including reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Resilience under pressure, with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to communicate with non-financial colleagues.
• The ability to challenge senior colleagues in a constructive and professional manner.
• The ability to write reports in a clear, concise manner that can be understood by non-financial colleagues.

Desirable experience/skills/qualifications:

• Experience of SAP

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• 33 days holiday per annum including bank holidays.
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Long service awards
• Monthly STAR awards
• Medicash Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Support from Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The Whittan Group promotes equality of opportunity meaning that every employee or applicant to one of our vacancies will be treated and considered equally, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and background.

Location: Telford
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: Competitive

You may also have experience in the following: Finance Manager, Financial Reporting Manager, Senior Accountant, Budgeting and Forecasting Manager, Costings and Pricing Analyst, Senior Financial Analyst, Finance Operations Manager, Manufacturing Finance Controller, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Management Accountant, etc.

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