Financial Controller at Robert Walters

About the role:

• This is a management position responsible for ensuring accuracy of bookkeeping and timely production of management financials.

Description

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the accuracy of bookkeeping, statutory and regulatory reporting in strict adherence to deadlines. (Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition.)
• Implement internal controls, identify and recommend processes, cost improvement opportunities
• Manage accounting and finance operation daily with goal controls, timely bookkeeping, maintaining integrity of financials and timely production of management account for review and presentation to the management and board
• To manage the monthly closing and consolidation process to produce timely and accurate financials
• Manage year-end financial audit process
• Work with CFO to develop reliable KPIs, analyze and report their trends
• Manage budget preparation, variance analysis, forecasting, financial modelling activities

Candidates Requirements:

• 8+ years of overall combined accounting, finance experience plus proven working experience as a Financial Controller/Deputy CFO managing a team
• Experience with creating financial statements, creating and implementing controls
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills. Sage X3 experience is a plus
• Minimum ICAN
• Any other professional qualification e.g. ACCA, CIMA would be welcome