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Finance Controller
Location: Teesside
Salary: Up to £70,384.70 per annum with a market leading benefits package which includes 44 days holiday and pension of between 14%-18% basic salary dependant.
Job Purpose:
As a member of the Finance Team, the postholder will demonstrate strategic financial leadership, implement process-driven financial change, conduct financial data analysis, and provide comprehensive financial reports to outline current and forecast trends to the Senior Leadership Team within the business
Responsibilities;
- To demonstrate strong leadership, communication and financial information reporting skills to ensure the objectives of the business are met.
- To be responsible for the creation, implementation, development and operation of high-quality financial information systems. Including developing Business Central to support strategic objectives and provide accurate and timely information to budget holders.
- To develop and maintain systems to forecast and monitor pay costs.
- To develop and maintain systems to forecast, reconcile and monitor income; including Adult, Apprenticeship and other income paid on delivery.
- To line manage the Head of Finance, providing training and succession planning opportunities and carrying out performance reviews.
- To meet all strategic KPIs associated with your areas of responsibility.
- To ensure the timely preparation of accurate monthly management accounts, including actual and forecast income and expenditure against budget, balance sheet, analysis of capital expenditure against budget, cash-flow forecasts and ratio analysis.
- To assist with the preparation of the annual revenue and capital budgets.
- To work closely with the Vice Principal - Finance and Registry in the preparation of statutory accounts, reports, returns and supporting schedules.
- To act as the businesses Data Protection Officer and ensure the business complies with relevant legislation.
- To identify and execute operational efficiencies in financial processes and procedures to optimise responsiveness to service users and production of financial information.
- To support the Finance Director in ensuring that budgetary control is maintained for both capital and revenue budgets.
- To ensure the work of the Finance Department complies with Financial Procedures and Audit and Regulatory recommendation and requirements.
Essential Requirements:
- Qualified Accountant
- A commitment to continually develop and undertake any mandatory training relevant to the role
- Proven ability to produce financial plans, statutory accounts, cash flows, revenue and capital plans and management accounts.
- Evidence of strong financial regulation and control
- Experience of meeting regulatory deadlines and expectations.
- Sound background in treasury, cash, bank and VAT
- Ability to forecast financial trends and demonstrate proactive problem solving.
- Pioneering skills in Excel management.
- Honesty, integrity, trustworthy and transparency
- Strategic and proactive
- Collaborative and consultative
Desirable Requirements:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Management qualification
- Knowledge or experience in Data Protection Officer role or willingness to undertake relevant training.
- Significant, successful management experience.
- Knowledge of current issues facing the further education and or training sectors.
For more information or for a confidential discussion around this opportunity please feel free to contact Anthony Antoniou at Imperial Recruitment Group
