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Financial Controller - Practice

Bennett & Game Recruitment
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Bath, Somerset BA2 2QH, England

Salary

£45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Bath-based Accountancy Practice is looking for a Financial Controller / Outsourcing Senior to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
  • The role involves bookkeeping, management accounting, and business advice for a client portfolio, with opportunities for client development and access to cloud resources.
  • Key responsibilities include preparing reports, assisting with accounting operations, managing financial department staff, and ensuring quality control over financial transactions.
  • Candidates should have experience in bookkeeping and management accounting, strong cloud accounting and Excel skills, and relevant qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or QBE).
  • The position offers a salary between £45,000 and £55,000 per annum, with options for part-time work, hybrid arrangements, and additional benefits.

A well-respected Accountancy Practice located in Bath are seeking an efficient and adaptive Financial Controller / Outsourcing Senior to join their well-established practice on a full time, permanent basis.

The successful Outsourcing Senior will have a mixed background including providing services such as bookkeeping, management accounting and business advice to a portfolio of clients.

The Financial Controller will be given an excellent opportunity to develop their own client portfolio and will be given access to excellent cloud resources to increase efficiency and allow a focus on more "interesting accounting" such as virtual FD roles, to support fast growing businesses by implementing new processes whilst offering support with management information to make financial decisions moving forward.

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Overview

  • Preparing reports (annual and monthly) which identify results, trends and forecasts.
  • Assisting the Managing Director with all accounting operations including Billing, Cost Accounting, Stock and work in progress and Revenue Recognition.
  • Preparing weekly cash flow reports.
  • Ensuring quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
  • Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
  • Supervising and managing financial department staff.
  • Providing external auditors with the necessary documentation and support.
  • Working with our Managing Director to develop systems to support our clients' businesses.
  • Building and maintaining good working relationships with clients and ensuring that all communications are conducted in a professional and timely manner.
  • Prepare and submit VAT returns across different schemes
  • Overall responsibility for client profitability and client service delivery

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Requirements

  • Experience across bookkeeping, accounts preparation and management accounting
  • Strong cloud accounting experience & Excel skills are essential
  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA or QBE will be considered
  • Experience within practice or industry considered
  • Client and deadline driven.

Financial Controller (Practice) Position Remuneration

  • £45,000 - £55,000 per annum
  • Options for the role to be 3 days per week or full time
  • Clear progression routes
  • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays rising yearly with service
  • Hybrid working available
  • Free parking

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.

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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.