Financial Controller

An opportunity for a fully Qualified Accountant to join and established business with ambitious growth plans but UK based and internationally. 

Based on site, your role will include:

An exciting opportunity to join the dynamic team The role is one of the most senior positions in the company reporting directly to the CEO. A great opportunity for a candidate who has attention to detail, broad finance experience and wants to be part of the teams scale up plans.
The role
The role will be responsible for all areas of finance working closely with operations from the businesses head office in Iver. Key accountabilities includes the meticulous management and reporting of the accounts, overseeing transaction processing by the external accountants, risk management, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management. In addition, you will be responsible for the oversight of all day to day aspects of finance and always on the lookout for ways to make it run more efficiently and improve systems. You will continually develop new processes and help build and shape the direction of the organisation with the owner. The candidate must have the natural ability to operate in a fast-paced and challenging environment and will be supported by an incredibly passionate team.
Key Responsibilities
 

• Driving the management reporting and analysis across the business and leading change and growth working with the senior management team.
• Developing investment reporting for the retail stores.
• Manage and improve the following for the core businesses:
  
  • o Inventory Management and supply chain optimisation,
  • o Financial risk strategy
  • o Intercompany accounting and development of cost centres.
  • o Compliance, due diligence and governance.
• Accountable for systems development and best practice for the business, including financial policy.
• Developing a robust financial control environment.
• Managing external relationships with auditors, banks, investors and other key stakeholders.

Skills and experience:
 

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience of developing systems and processes
• Exposure to a fast moving Retail, FMCG, F&B or similar fast moving multi-site environment.
• Ability to develop a strong vision of how the Finance function needs to develop to support the business.
• Able to juggle a varied and challenging workload, ruthless prioritisation comes naturally.
• Happy to get your hands dirty but also delegates wisely.
• Strong IT skills. .
• Strong core accounting skills gained in industry.
• Highly personable and energetic relationship builder across the organisation, a team player with strong motivational skills for your team.
• Proven relationship management skills - you'll be just as at home with auditors as you are with bankers and other key external stakeholders.