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Financial Controller

Simpson Judge Ltd
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Preston, Lancashire PR3 3XR, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Simpson Judge is seeking a Financial Controller for an SME in Lancashire, commutable from Bolton, Bury, Preston, Blackburn, or Chorley.
  • The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification and is suitable for candidates with experience in Group reporting, ideally a Finance Manager or existing Financial Controller.
  • The position offers a salary range of £55,000-£65,000 and involves overseeing the finance function, producing management accounts, and managing cash flow.
  • Candidates should have proven financial leadership experience in the manufacturing industry and knowledge of Sage 50/200 accounting packages.
  • The role includes responsibilities such as statutory returns, financial decision support, and ensuring compliance with SOX requirements.

Simpson Judge are partnering with an SME in Lancashire, easily commutable from Bolton, Bury, Preston, Blackburn or Chorley, to recruit a dynamic Financial Controller. This is a very broad role and will sit as part of the Senior Leadership Team. Reporting to the Managing Director, with a dotted line to the Group CFO, the ideal candidate will be ACA/ACA/CIMA Qualified, with experience in Group reporting.

This would be an ideal step up for an ambitious Finance Manager or someone already operating as Financial Controller.

Salary: £55,000-£65,000

Full time on site initially, with some home working on offer

Responsibilities:

  • Overseeing the day-to-day finance function, including transactional finance and payroll
  • Producing monthly management accounts to Group within strict deadlines, including P&L and balance sheet
  • Producing all balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
  • Production of budgets, 12-week cash flow forecasting and cash management and reporting weekly cashflow forecast to Group. Managing short-term cash requirements via working capital management & cash flow forecasting
  • Producing insightful Management Information, including detailed financial analysis and KPIs to support decision making and strategy
  • Financial responsibility for overseas business, including liaising with auditors
  • Supporting the Senior Leadership Team with finance and board level decision making
  • Producing internal monthly reporting packs and challenge performance where necessary
  • Act as the financial lead for any company or Group projects that arise
  • Producing all statutory returns including VAT, PAYE and ONS
  • Overseeing commercial contracts, FX purchasing and stock checks and supporting with financial management of stock holding and recovery
  • Ensuring a robust control environment to comply with SOX requirements and control testing

Requirements:

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified
  • Experience with reporting to a Group within an international scope is an advantage
  • Proven experience as a Finance Manager or similar financial leadership role within a manufacturing industry for both a small & large sized business
  • Knowledge of Sage 50/200 accounting packages essential
  • MS Dynamics, SAP or Oracle experience would be beneficial

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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.