Interim Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Somerset
- Salary
- £300 - £350 per day
- Posted
- 06 Dec 2021
- Closes
- 08 Dec 2021
- Ref
- JN -112021-4540557
- Contact
- Matthew Rick
- Job role
- Financial controller
- Sector
- Manufacturing/engineering
- Contract type
- Interim
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Manager
An Interim Financial Controller is required to join this rapidly growing manufacturing SME, based in Somerset. We are looking for someone with really gravitas but also happy in the detail to assist our client through a period of change.
Client Details
Our client is a rapidly growing, manufacturing SME based in Somerset. The products produced have applications in multiple sectors, contributing to the businesses success. They are investing in levelling their finance function up and require support from a seasoned Interim Financial Controller to provide some stability for c.6 months.
Description
- Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting; ensuring timely input from direct reports.
- Create or review month end journals as required to ensure the monthly accounts.
- Prepare or oversee and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all accounts.
- Oversee cash flow and debt positions as well as debt collection.
- Lead preparation of annual statutory accounts, reconciliation from nominal ledger and supporting documentation.
- Lead preparation of the annual budget, coordinate with other departments and reviews with Senior Management.
- Coordinate information needs of site and group Directors; focus on productivity and profitability gains.
- Proactively analyse costs to assist in ensuring the resources of the company are being used in the most productive manner.
- Commercial analysis of project profitability post-completion, with robust standard cost, variance and margin analysis.
Profile
You will be a qualified accountant with, in an ideal world, a track record of operating at the Financial Controller level (however we invite applications from accountants looking for a step up). The successful Financial Controller will also (again ideally, though non-essentially) have experience of the manufacturing sector, along with being available from 4th January to start and happy to be in the office for 3 or 4 days per week.
Job Offer
c.£350 per day