Financial Controller
Full job description
Acorn Recruitment
Salary: £42,000 – £48,000 per year
About The Company
Our client is a transport company based in Devon providing delivery and collection services mainly across Devon and Cornwall for several customers. The company has grown significantly over the last few years and as a result, a new position of a Financial Controller has been created. You will be based in our new Welsh office once it has been opened. Up until then, you will be working from a temporary location in the Bristol area.
Key tasks:
* Planning, Steering and Controlling
* Analysis of investment plans
* Steer the short-term planning (budget/forecast) process
* Analyse results, report findings to management and ensure/supervise implementation of action plans
* Support management in all finance related issues / projects
* Develop proposals to realise synergies and efficiency improvements on Company level Reporting
* Weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting to management
* Co-operation with external auditors and follow-up of their reports
* Tax returns for income tax, capital tax and indirect taxes Net Working Capital Management
* Cash planning, management and funding requirements
* Planning and scheduling of the payment of payables to meet cash flow objectives
* Ensure adherence to credit policy and internal control mechanisms
* Strict monitoring of accounts receivables and respective reporting to management
* Proactively drive the reduction of days of sales outstanding (DSO) and overdue receivables as well as the extension of the days of payables outstanding (DPO)
Skills and competencies:
* Good understanding of processes
* High controlling minded and with the drive to proactively challenge and improve the ‘status quo’
* Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
* Project management skills
* Ability to prepare and work with reports
* Cost optimisation oriented
* Ability to work under pressure (tight deadlines)
* Is familiar with entrepreneurial and strategic matters
* High degree of accountability, credibility and assertiveness
* Organisational skills (prioritise, plan, assign & control)
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Team player
Educational background/ work experience:
* Qualified at AAT level, preferably level 4, and preferably with more than two years post qualification experience
* Previous finance management experience in a fast-paced environment? Deep understanding of financial and cost accounting
* Tax experience and exposure to HMRC processes
Acorn Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.
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