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Financial Controller

Devonshire Hayes Recruitment Specialists Limited

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 9 days

Harlow, Essex CM17 9TD, England

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Financial Controller/Accounting specialist in the media industry, located in Harlow.
The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days a week on-site, with a salary of up to £80,000 per annum.
Candidates should ideally be Chartered Accountants or at least ACCA qualified, with strong team management experience and a preference for those with a background in global or European companies.
Responsibilities include managing the entire accounts function, preparing management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, and overseeing cash and treasury operations.
The role also involves managing payroll, taxation, compliance, and statutory accounts, making it essential for applicants to have a comprehensive understanding of accounting practices.

Are you an experienced Financial Controller/Accounting specialist? If so I have an exciting opportunity for you with a firm in the media industry!

The role would be situated with their operations team based in Harlow. The role is Hybrid with 3x days a week on site, the salary for the role is up to £80,000 p/a. We are looking to get someone in ASAP.

Requirements:

- Looking for someone that is very technical, ideally a Chartered Accountant but at least ACCA qualified.

- Strong experience with team management

- Experience within a global/European company preferred

- Experience working with royalties is desired

- Stock Experience desired

Responsibilities:

Running the Accounts function - responsibility for all day-to-day accounting for the company and group. Direct reports are: Management Accountant; Credit Controller; Cash Manager; Purchase Ledger Manager; and two additional team members.
Management accounts -preparation of detailed monthly MAs including balance sheet, cash flow and overhead analysis; delivery to FD, Board and group; parent company accounts with straightforward consolidation.
Budgeting and forecasting -preparation and maintenance of annual budget and monthly forecasts.
Cash and treasury -group cash flow forecasting and management, overseeing daily banking requirements, primary contact with bank, foreign currency transactions, company credit cards.
Stock - overall responsibility for physical stock valuation and cost of sales calculation; periodic obsolescence review.
Payroll, HR, admin and pensions -manage the monthly payrolls (not processing), ensure pension payments are accurate and timely, preparation and liaison for annual company insurance, create and report PllD's.
Taxation - oversight of monthly VAT returns for UK and Germany, assistance with third party preparation of CT600, communication with HMRC and other tax offices as required.
Compliance and company secretarial -undertake group Company Secretarial duties (excludes Board Meeting attendance and minutes). Ensure group companies are compliant on all accounting matters.
Statutory accounts - manage audit process, creation of statutory accounts, filing with Companies House; tax accounts filing in Germany and US.

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