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Financial Controller

AFR Consulting
Posted a day ago, valid for 7 hours
Location

Preston, Lancashire PR1 2QT, England

Salary

£60,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A successful company with a global customer base is seeking a Financial Controller to join their finance department.
  • The role requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position and offers a salary of £60,000 to £70,000.
  • This position provides excellent progression prospects towards a Finance Director role and involves hands-on financial management duties.
  • Ideal candidates should possess strong Excel skills, commercial acumen, and a drive for systems improvement, with fully qualified or strong QBE accountants encouraged to apply.
  • Flexibility in working hours and occasional home working options are available once settled into the role.
This successful company manufactures high quality products for a specialist market, well established and possessing a global customer base they are consistently profitable and very financially stable. A new position has become available in the finance department for a capable Financial Controller to work closely with the MD with a view to managing the department and moving up into a Finance Director role in the fullness of time.

This opportunity therefore has excellent progression prospects and can offer a long term future for someone looking to settle into the role. Based in pleasant surroundings this will be very hands on focussing on the following duties:

Producing the monthly management accounts
Producing weekly KPIs and production flash reports
Variance analysis of actual vs budget
Ongoing management of overheads and expenditure
Stock valuation and reconciliations
VAT, PAYE and HMRC matters
Managing FX payments
Cashflow management and banking
Dealing with import / export paperwork
Improving systems and processes
Providing financial support and analysis

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work closely with a busy MD and if you can demonstrate your capability you can expect to be delegated a variety of interesting project and ad hoc work. The ideal candidate would have good Excel skills, an eye for systems improvement and modernisation coupled with a strong commercial acumen and a drive to deliver first class accounting support to the rest of the business.

Suitable applicants would preferably be fully qualified but a strong QBE accountant would also be considered The role would appeal to an experienced management accountant looking to step up or a Finance Manager / Financial Controller seeking a new challenge. Some flexibility around start / finish times can be available along with scope for occasional home working once settled in.

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