Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £32000 - £35000 per annum
- Posted
- 15 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 22 Oct 2020
- Ref
- JN -082020-1195670
- Contact
- Stefano Asciana
- Job role
- Financial controller
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Experience level
- Part qualified
This is an exciting role for an experience Financial Accountant to proactively manage after a portfolio of clients in the delivery of bookkeeping, management/financial accounting and financial administration services with a very strong focus on client service.
Client Details
For over 20 years, my client have helped hundreds of businesses from a variety of different industries, understand and navigate the complexities of UK business culture.
Description
Key responsibilities for this Financial Controller role include:
- Full responsibility for the accounting and reporting on a portfolio of clients in line withSLA's/KPI's - typically including:
- Maintain accounting software.
- Month, quarter and year end close and reporting to clients to agreed deadlines.
- Monitor and control the client's cash position including controlling payments.
- HMRC reporting - VAT returns, EC sales lists, CIS.
- Full balance sheet support and reconciliation.
- Manage the year end statutory accounts/audit process via external accountant/auditor.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and be seen as the Financial Controller for the clients' business.
- Identify opportunities to sell additional services to clients and seek to add value to our offering.
- Attend networking events on behalf of company
Development
- Work to continually improve margin through process improvement and the effective use of Finance Assistants.
- Support and develop finance assistants.
- Attend meetings with potential clients and explain the benefits of the Company and Finance function.
Profile
The successful candidate for this Financial Controller role:
- Extensive experience of UK bookkeeping, management accounting, reporting and financial administration
- Very strong client service ethic
- Ability to balance corporate goals with employee relations
- Results orientated
- Self-motivated and able to work independently on own initiative
- Accurate with high attention to detail
- Sound interpersonal skills with an ability to establish collaborative relationships and influence at different levels of the organisation
- Problem solver with the ability to implement practical solutions
- Excellent communication skills
- High level of integrity
- Well structured
- Flexible and open to change
- Commercial acumen
- Cultural awareness with experience of working cross-border
- Within an hours commute from London
Job Offer
On offer to the successful Financial Controller candidate:
* Central London location
* Employee perks, rewards & benefits including discounts on supermarkets (Sainsbury's, Tesco etc.) high street stores (Topshop, John Lewis etc.) & gyms
* Office massages twice yearly
* Complimentary phone insurance, as we know how important it is to stay connected
* Access to a well-being & lifestyle platform, including eating advice, exercise routines and yoga videos
* Generous social budget for team lunches, parties and for you to hang out with colleague