Financial Controller at 360 Degree Habitat Limited

Job Description

• The key functions of the role are to ensure that a high level of financial control exists, ensuring that our project spend is closely managed and understood, ensuring a high level of service to Senior Management, Project Directors and to take responsibility for and lead the company’s day to day financial accounting requirements while.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day financial accounting function, providing support, guidance and direction to the general ledger and project accounting staff:
• Supporting Project Managers in construction of business cases, challenge costs and project benefits
• Perform monthly analytical reviews on expense categorisation.
• Maintain resource profiles for each project.
• Produce accurate and timely monthly consolidated management accounts and related financial reports, as well as supporting ad hoc reports as required in line with company deadlines;
• Manage the year-end audit process ensuring accounts are prepared and filed within company deadlines.
• Lead the process of year-end Tax preparation and Statutory accounts.
• Lead the preparation of the company’s annual business plan/budget and reforecasts;
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and project Gross Margins;
• Ensure all filings are done in accordance with official timescales.
• Ensure timely payment of associates, subcontractors & suppliers;
• Prepare a complete annual audit file for presentation to the company’s auditors;
• Manage the credit control function;
• Review & identify areas of improvement in financial processes, controls & reporting
• Close out project accounts upon project completion.
• Provide overall support to the Finance Business Partner on all project analysis requests

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Bachelors Degree in financial Accounting with experience as a Financial Controller in a relevant Organisation
• A fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA(Desirable) or candidate with equivalent experience, in a relevant discipline;
• Project management accounting experience preferred
• Strong Excel user
• Track record in managing a team including Project Accountants / Experience in Project Accounting environment
• Experience with Oracle Financials, preferably with implementation skills.
• Good knowledge of Tax and compliance.