Financial Controller

The Business & Opportunity:

Fantastic opportunity to play an instrumental role with this established and growing Harrogate business, operating within the IT solutions sector. With a global presence, they continue to deliver high quality, innovative and cost-effective technology to their loyal customer base.

They’re currently looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Financial Controller to provide leadership and direction to the Finance Team, whilst also supporting the wider business to help achieve their strategic goals.

You will be based from their offices in Harrogate, together with occasional hybrid working.

Your Remit:

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership: Managing and leading the small Finance Team to maintain and develop their commitment and skills through regular communication, effective performance reviews and identifying any training and development opportunities.
• Financial Reporting: Preparing and maintaining Monthly Group Management Accounts, reviewing all month end journals and reconciliations prepared by the Finance Manager. Interpreting and analyzing the financial information to provide insightful and meaningful commentary for review at monthly Board Meetings, highlighting key points.
• Data Analysis and Insights: Preparing other required KPI and stakeholder reports, including: Sales and purchasing data analysis, product analysis, competitor analysis to guide decision-making.
• CashFlow Management: Reviewing and managing weekly cashflow forecast prepared by the Finance Manager; working alongside the Sales & Purchasing Director to mitigate financial risk and potential cash flow bottle necks. Review company-borrowing facilities and explore new facilities and instruments that can complement the company’s strategic goals.
• Commission Structures and Reporting: Maintaining and reviewing the Sales & Purchasing Commissions Report, working alongside the Sales & Purchasing Director to ensure the commission structures fall in line with budgets.
• Annual Budget: Produce,develop and control the company’s annual operating budget.
• Statutory and Regulatory Compliance: Be responsible for financial and statutory compliance including VAT, import VAT and duties, PVA, Corporation Tax and overseas equivalents. Collaborate with external auditors during audits and ensure all necessary documentation is prepared.
• Cross-Departmental Financial Support: Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing, Product Development, Marketing, and Operations teams to analyse product, individual and company profitability, and provide financial reports that drive informed decision-making.
• External Relationship and Contract Management: Monitor and manage external contracts and services with Stakeholders including banking lending, HMRC, local Government, suppliers, insurers, utilities and maintenance providers.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ACMA.
• Experience from a Products/Goods based sector (ideally with high volume transactions), e.g. FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing, IT, Logistics.
• Operated in a leadership capacity and being part of the senior leadership team.
• A working knowledge or basic understanding of overseas taxation and export compliance would be advantageous, but not a pre-requisite.
• Strong analytical skills in terms of both interpreting and integrating data, and analysing performance.
• Excellent organsiational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

What’s on Offer:

• A generous starting salary in the region of c£60,000, depending on the level of experience.
• Hybrid offering of 1 day per week from home
• Generous Holiday allocation
• Other benefits including Pension, life insurance etc.
• Free parking at their impressive Harrogate offices, which are also walking distance from the train station.

Next Steps:

Interviews are to take place imminently, hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.