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Financial Controller - Permanent - East Sussex 3-4 days on-site

Grafton Banks Limited
Posted 12 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Hastings, East Sussex TN35 4NH

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Grafton Banks Finance is seeking a Financial Controller for a fast-growing business located near Hastings.
  • The ideal candidate must be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) with at least 5 years of post-qualified experience.
  • This hands-on role involves leading a finance team of 10, overseeing transactional finance, and managing financial strategy.
  • The position offers a competitive salary and requires the candidate to work in the office approximately 4 days per week.
  • Candidates should demonstrate strong process improvement skills and the ability to delegate effectively.

Grafton Banks Finance is looking for a capable Financial Controller to join an established and fast-growing business, with offices near Hastings. The purpose of the assignment is to lead and mentor the finance team of 10 to success.

You will be a fully qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with extensive experience working for a complex organisation, and you will live in East Sussex or Kent as this role is largely on-site.

This is a hands-on role where you will lead a team, oversee transactional finance and manage financial strategy.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

  • Manage a finance team of 10 staff.
  • Maintain the systems and processes for producing the management accounts.
  • Manage the financial reporting and year end work
  • Maintain up to date and meaningful balance sheet reconciliations and analysis.
  • Oversee collation of information and creation of monthly results to ensure accurate and detailed information is available for the business management team in a timely fashion.
  • Prepare management accounts with commentaries on a monthly basis including underlying performance.

The successful candidate will be:-

  • Qualified accountant with 5+ years post qualified experience
  • Experience managing a finance team and the month end closing process within a mid-sized organisation.
  • Happy to work in the office c.4 days per week.
  • Strong evidence of process improvement and systems implementation.
  • Can delegate effectively and maintains responsibility for completion of the task.

In return for your knowledge and experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, a full handover, and a cohesive/supportive environment.

For more information, please send your cv with your home postcode asap to . 

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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.