Job Description : Financial Controller
Our client is a well-established, profitable and growing European Group, which supplies a broad range of CNC, saw s and equipment to aluminium and PVC companies in the fenestration industry .
Innovation and sustained New Product Development are core features, 70% of the company s products are less than 10 years old. Building on the already successful growth of recent years, this individual will play a pivotal part in the development of new business in the Industrial and Fenestration Manufacturing sector.
Job Title
Financial Controller
Reporting to Managing Director
Main duties of the role
Receive, record and process all purchase invoices
Ensure all purchase invoices have been authorised and coded before entering onto the purchase ledger
Verify calculations and input codes into the accounts system in an accurate manner
Check sales invoices raised
Post all sales invoices to the sales ledger and chase up non-paying customers on a weekly basis Receive and process all expense claim forms and requests for payments
Deal with petty cash as and when required and ensure reconciliations are done at the end of each month
Prepare invoices and expense claims for payment by BACS
To be responsible for banking of cheques and the cash received and cash paid books.
Maintain both cash received and cash payments book and update them on a regular basis by printing online bank statements
Perform monthly bank reconciliations at month end
Help in the preparation of monthly payroll journal and payments to pension schemes
Ensure that all filing is done accurately and on a regular basis
Provide assistance to the monthly management accounts processes
Preparation of forecast and budgets for the business
VAT return Preparation
Reconciliation of currency variations
Credit Control - Controlling credit and chasing debt.
The Candidate
- Skills, experience and knowledge
- Minimum of 4 years experience of working within an account s office
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including excellent Excel skills
- Knowledge of SAP accounting software, or similar packages
- Salary and PAYE experience
- Manufacturing background preferred
- Multicurrency experience
Qualifications
- Part qualified of fully AAT qualified (or other accounting qualification)
- Educated to Degree level preferable but not essential
Personal attributes
- Absolute attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain information in a clear and understandable way to non-finance professionals
- Strong team player, with a willingness to assist and learn from
Colleagues
Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation
Salary
The basic salary will be dependent upon the competencies and experience of the appointed candidate.
£45,000 £48,000 base salary
Location
Coventry
Holidays
25 days annual leave Employees are asked to make appropriate provision to allow for a close over Christmas and the New Year.
