Financial Controller at Rapid Rentals Limited

JOB SUMMARY

To lead and manage the operational performance of the Finance department, ensuring the successful delivery of business strategies and objectives through strong leadership and commercial focus, excellent communication and customer service, regulatory compliance and a robust system of internal controls and policies, acting as Finance Business Partner to individual projects and the organization.

To manage the efficient and effective day to day running of the Finance department and develop the team to ensure the department has sufficient knowledge, skills, experience and capacity to meet the requirements of the business and any other ‘Businesses’ under the remit of Rapid Rentals Limited; To be responsible for ensuring that financial information is provided in a clear, timely and accurate manner to support and influence decision making and satisfying all reporting requirements.

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Specific Responsibilities:  

• Implementing the Finance department strategy, to ensure that it meets the business requirements and customer deliverables, as well as ensuring the departmental performances against goals.
• Leading, managing and developing the Finance team, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources.
• Identifying, implementing and monitoring departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in line with business objectives and, in order to continuously improve departmental performance.
• Analysing monthly/yearly performances, comparing results with budgets, advising on necessary measure to achieve corporate goals.
• Liaising with the MD regarding all non-budgeted costs and Capex requirements.
• Liaising regularly with all managers to ensure consistency of service delivery across the business, in line with agreed business objectives.
• Challenging existing methods and presenting alternatives, continually improving internal systems.
• Providing a long term vision of finance management in line with market changes and company expansion.
• Overseeing the departmental workload, ensuring that all Finance department activities are performed in support of customer service.
• Ensuring safe working practices in accordance with Health and Safety.
• Writing, reviewing, amending, approving and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensures regulatory compliance in conjunction with being ‘fit for purpose’ operationally and commercially.
• Managing, motivating, coaching and mentoring the Finance team.
• Leading by example at all times, providing support, encouragement and help where needed to other members of the Finance team.
• Developing personal development plans for direct reports within the department
• Dealing with day to day departmental staff (direct reports) matters and all related administration.
• Delivering on the job staff training, as and when required.
• Overall responsibility for all departmental administration.
• Promoting the business e.g. attendance at conferences, presentations to external parties, etc.
• Keeping up to date with all legislative and industry guidance/best practice and advising management of key changes.
• Managing and implementing projects, both within the department and across the business.

KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• 5 years experience with an impressive, demonstrable track record and skills/experience gained within a similar position(s).
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of Financial Reporting Standards.
• Qualified – ACA, ACCA
• Advanced Microsoft Office for Excel i.e. using V Look Ups and Pivot Tables. Strong Word processing, PowerPoint and Outlook skills.
• Highly customer focused and passionate about delivering excellent customer service.
• Commercially astute.
• Strong leadership/team management skills and experience (including coaching and mentoring).
• Credible and confident communicator (written and verbal) at all levels.
• Ability to work accurately in a busy demanding environment, whilst adhering to stringent deadlines.
•  Ability to achieve and maintain high standards.
• First class planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Good project management skills.
• First class attention to detail.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem solving ability.
• Excellent data collection, collation and presentation in report format, including the use of graphs and tables.
• Experience of identifying key trends high volume/complex data sets and communicate this is in a clear, simple way.
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal).
• Proactive with initiative.
• Self-motivated and forward thinking with drive and determination.
• High level of integrity.
• Self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Reliable, conscientious and dedicated.
• Ability to work to prescriptive standards.
• Committed to learning and development.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDEX

• Quality and timeliness of reports produced by the Finance department in alignment with business activities and decision making processes within the organisation.
• Adequacy of financial and operational controls put in place within the organisation, and its effectiveness towards risk identification, risk reporting and risk management.
• Level of compliance to internal processes and procedures as set by the management in line with business goals and objectives
• Level of skill and knowledge of Finance team
• Extent of regulatory and statutory compliance on financial matters within the RFG.
• Efficiency of working capital management, ensuring that short term obligations are met as and when due in line with management goals.
• Efficiency of system of allocation of funds, effect on the ultimate achievement of corporate goals.
• Level of support administered to the business, including internal and external stakeholders of Rapid Rentals Ltd