Financial Controller

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Pension up to 9% contributory
• Health and dental cover
• Life assurance 6 times salary
• Education support grant for each child in university

This vacancy, the result of a departmental restructure will report into the commercial manager who in turn reports into the finance director. The role will be office based 5 days per week and the organisation are happy to pay a generous re-location package to individuals who are looking to re-locate.

The purpose of this role is to manage and maintain strict cash management for a number of trading entities as well as providing robust financial management and reporting. You will be a champion of process improvements and manage the budget, forecast and variances around budgets. You will also be the main point of contact for external stakeholders such as auditors as well as overseeing the transactional finance function.

On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;

• Day to day management of the transactional finance team
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of financial systems
• Prepare monthly management accounts in line with Group requirements
• Prepare statutory accounts and supporting information in conjunction with external auditors
• Prepare monthly management accounts and appropriate quarterly reporting for the business and stakeholders
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasts for various manufacturing sites
• Manage and forecast daily cash requirements of various sites
• Preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Develop management reporting to facilitate improved decision making at a site level
• Development of business systems to enable value adding management reporting and information
• Continuous improvement of existing processes and procedures to maximise the efficiency of the team and systems
• Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams
• Other ad hoc tasks as required

We are seeking a professionally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS), who has a minimum of 5 years experience within a similar role or someone who is looking to take a move from practice into industry. We are looking for an individual who also has solid technical regulatory experience within GAAP and Tax compliance. The role will incorporate a high level of stakeholder management so excellent communication skills are essential.

Our client is based in the Highlands of Scotland so we are looking for candidates who are looking for a lifestyle change or someone who is locally based. This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual who is looking for a challenging, rewarding and fulfilling position within finance.

Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.