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Assistant Financial Controller

AFR Consulting
Posted 12 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Accrington, Lancashire BB5 4SD, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • This privately owned company specializes in supplying and installing commercial equipment to a diverse client base.
  • They are seeking an Assistant Financial Controller with a salary of ÂŁ45,000 to ÂŁ50,000 and require candidates to have at least 3 years of experience in an SME finance department.
  • The role involves preparing monthly management accounts, supervising the month-end close process, and assisting with budgeting and forecasting.
  • Ideal candidates should be CIMA/ACCA finalists or fully qualified accountants with strong Excel skills and a willingness to embrace new technology.
  • This position offers a clear path for progression and exposure to various aspects of the finance department within a supportive and award-winning company culture.

This privately owned company supplies and installs commercial equipment to a varied client base. Partnering with key manufacturers and an extensive network of installation engineers they are able to offer a fully turnkey solution of the highest quality. This has enabled them to take on some big projects, which has increased average order value and delivered sustained profitability and growth.

A recent internal change has created a new opportunity for an Assistant Financial Controller to report into the Financial Controller who will shortly be taking on a different role in the company. This opportunity therefore provides definite scope for progression and lots of exposure to different aspects of the finance department. The new recruit will assist with running all the day to day accounting activities including management of a small team. Your key responsibilities will be:

• Preparing the monthly management accounts pack• Supervising the month end close process• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting• Balance sheet reconciliations• Preparing the year end accounts• Assisting with the annual audit• Monthly payroll, VAT returns, PAYE etc.• Stock reconciliation and valuation• Ad hoc reporting and analysis of KPI’s

The ideal candidate for this vacancy will be a CIMA / ACCA finalist or fully qualified accountant with good all round knowledge of an SME finance department. Excellent Excel skills will be imperative and a willingness to utilise business intelligence tools and cloud based systems would be useful as the company has made a significant investment in IT recently. The role would provide a good step up for a management accountant / finance manager looking for more responsibility.

You will be joining a friendly business with a great culture, they are serial award winners in their field and can offer an attractive career path and development opportunities for the right candidate.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.