Practice Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Parkside Childcare
- Location
- Hatfield, Hertfordshire
- Salary
- £50,000 per annum
- Posted
- 24 Jun 2019
- Closes
- 30 Jun 2019
- Ref
- 1161632055
- Job role
- Financial controller
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Practice Financial Controller
Working in partnership with a top 40 accountancy practice based in Hertfordshire who are looking to recruit a qualified Financial Controller. This role reports directly to the Management Partner.
Responsibilities
Candidate skills/education
If you are a qualified accountant and have the relevant financial experience, we would love to hear from you. Please apply now.
Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Working in partnership with a top 40 accountancy practice based in Hertfordshire who are looking to recruit a qualified Financial Controller. This role reports directly to the Management Partner.
Responsibilities
- Managing the firms's annual budget and half-yearly forecasting processes; liaising with Management Committee, and other partners as appropriate and overseeing the input of the data into the firm's budget model
- Work with the Management Committee to define and interpret regular management reporting and analysis on financial performance for the firm; providing understanding of key performance indicators and analysis of variances
- Managing the working capital management for the firm - ensuring that bills, recoveries and cash collections are managed effectively and efficiently through team; challenging performance in these areas where required and agreeing appropriate action to take when issues arise
- Overseeing month end and year end processes, making sure that billings, variances and journals are posted into the firm's finance system in a timely manner
- Assist in the production and preparation of group business plans and support the partners in identifying and developing strategy for their practice areas
- Continual review of group performance, providing support in respect of departmental structures and changes when required, identifying and working with relevant stakeholders
- Working with partners and HR on resourcing requirements; appraisal process; salary review process
- Co-ordinating the agenda for the monthly group partner meetings and providing active participation in these meetings
- Supervision of preparation of management accounts
- Cashflow forecasts
- Flash results analysis
Candidate skills/education
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA Qualified
- Experience of working in a partnership / service sector / time-cased recording environment
- Ability to understand and meet client expectations
- Project Management, team leadership, delegation skills and people management experience
- Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
- Commercially minded
- Ability to handle / process confidential information in a sensitive manner
- Strong leadership and influencing skills to enable proactive relationships with business leaders
- Capable of contributing to the strategic agenda with strong operational skills
- Confident manner, able to use initiative and is enthusiastic with a collaborative, participative approach and the ability to engage, inspire and influence people at all levels in the organisation
If you are a qualified accountant and have the relevant financial experience, we would love to hear from you. Please apply now.
Parkside Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Parkside Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.