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Financial ControllerChessingtonÂ
Full Time 37.5 hours per weekHybrid option to WFH up to 1 day per weekSalary: ÂŁ55k - 60kÂ
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:• Line management of the finance team• Timely and accurate production of management accounts• Overall responsibility for all finance functions• Responsibility for risk management including banking, insurance and audits• Financial reporting to senior management to inform business decisions• Payroll submission and reporting, including calculation of commissions• KPI / Scorecard reporting
KEY DUTIES:• Monthly management accounts and supporting reconciliations, for all P&L and Balance sheetaccounts.• Monthly VAT returns - reconciling and submitting• Monthly KPI / scorecard reports• Monthly payroll submission including pension contributions• Quarterly WEEE reports• Import duty review• Ensuring all purchase invoices are processed in a timely manner, including authorising invoices.• Supplier payments runs, including reviewing the proposed payments• Weekly invoice factor reconciliation and submission• Understanding credit limits and exposure to bad debt• Ad hoc financial reports and analysis• Foreign currency trades• Cash flow management
• Statutory compliance and filing• Annual company insurance renewals• Additional administration and queries for non-trading companies and overseas entities• Holiday cover for other members/functions of the finance team.• Any other reasonable request
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:• Fully qualified (ACA / ACCA preferred) with minimum 2 years post qualification experience orQBE (qualified by experience)• Ideally a combination of experience from practice and commerce• A proven track record within a distribution environment• SME experience• Line management experience• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel incl. Vlookups and Pivot Tables• Experience working with an ERP system, ideally Netsuite• Experience with payroll administration• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines• Liaise with all levels of staff within the business• Ability to problem solve with a commercial approach• Attention to detail• Flexible and willing to proactively take on work that will not traditionally be part of thefinance role.
