Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Leicestershire
- Salary
- £40000 - £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 22 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 13836183/001
- Contact
- Anthony Rowe
- Job role
- Financial controller
- Sector
- Energy/utilities
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
This role will require the applicant to oversee the whole finance function, take a hands-on approach, and communicate/ collaborate with senior management to help devise business strategy.
Client Details
My client is a utilities company that is forecasting rapid growth and gaining market share within their competitive arena. This newly created role is a result of the organisation's expansion.
Description
- The individual will be responsible for the company's financial reporting, such as its monthly, quarterly and annual accounts. You will be responsible for managing all of the company's transactions, from accounts payable, VAT, receivable payroll, and from control accounts to general operational finance. Knowledge of using Sage is essential.
- As a senior-level role you will need a lot of demonstrable experience in both finance and management.
- This is a role that requires balancing the hands-on financial management of a company with key decision-making and execution.
- As the critical link that binds finance to the entire senior management team, you need to be a good communicator and to understand the entire business.
- Your role is to make sure that the implications of your reports are clear to all and that each department understands how its contribution impacts on the overall company strategy and goals.
- The numbers that you report must relate directly to improving performance and delivering objectives.
- Part of the role requires involvement with payments and invoices.
Profile
- Qualified level accountant: ACCA, ACA, CIMA, QBE
- Work with a great collaborative team of people
- Knowledge of using Sage is essential
- Tenacious - someone wanting to 'make a difference' and add value
Job Offer
It's an exciting time to join this expanding business. The role offers excellent career opportunities, the successful candidate will grow with the business and therefore have the opportunity to progress internally.