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Financial Controller

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ecocareers

12d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Accounting & Tax

AI generated summary

  • You must be an experienced Financial Controller, capable of leading finance, ensuring strict financial controls, timely reporting, managing budgets, payroll, and meeting tax obligations.
  • You will ensure financial controls, produce timely reports, manage budgets, handle payroll, oversee VAT and tax compliance, monitor performance, and mitigate financial risks.

Requirements

  • - Experienced qualified Financial Controller
  • - Lead the finance function reporting directly to the board
  • - Ensure financial controls and procedures within the company are robust, sustainable, maintained and continually developed
  • - Implement and control changes to the departmental structures, policies, systems and procedures
  • - Ensure routine accounting information is produced promptly and accurately including monthly management accounts
  • - Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met
  • - Ensure the Company meets its UK and International VAT and Tax obligations
  • - Prepare timely budgets, plans and cash flow forecasts
  • - Administer the monthly payroll
  • - Monitor the financial performance against plans and budgets and recommend actions

Responsibilities

  • - To ensure financial controls and procedures within the company are robust, sustainable, maintained and continually developed to take account of changing requirements
  • - To implement and control changes to the departmental structures, policies, systems and procedures to ensure that the department continually improves its ability to meet key objectives
  • - Ensure routine accounting information is produced promptly and accurately including monthly management accounts
  • - Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met
  • - Ensure the Company meets its UK and International VAT and Tax obligations
  • - Prepare timely budgets, plans and cash flow forecasts
  • - Administer the monthly payroll
  • - Monitor the financial performance against plans and budgets and recommend actions
  • - Effectively manage the company’s financial risks

FAQs

What qualifications are required for the Financial Controller position?

Candidates must be experienced and qualified in finance, with relevant certifications and a strong background in financial management.

Where is the Financial Controller position located?

The position is located in Pwllheli, North Wales.

Who will the Financial Controller report to?

The Financial Controller will report directly to the board.

What are the main responsibilities of the Financial Controller?

The Financial Controller is responsible for leading the finance function, ensuring financial controls are robust, producing accurate management accounts, meeting financial reporting deadlines, and preparing budgets and cash flow forecasts.

Are there specific financial obligations the Financial Controller must manage?

Yes, the Financial Controller must ensure that the company meets its UK and International VAT and Tax obligations.

Will the Financial Controller be involved in payroll administration?

Yes, the Financial Controller will be responsible for administering the monthly payroll.

How does the Financial Controller monitor financial performance?

The Financial Controller monitors financial performance against plans and budgets and recommends actions based on the analysis.

Is this position focused on maintaining financial controls and procedures?

Yes, one of the main duties is to ensure that financial controls and procedures are robust, sustainable, maintained, and continually developed.

What types of forecasts will the Financial Controller prepare?

The Financial Controller will prepare timely budgets, plans, and cash flow forecasts.

Is continual improvement a key objective of this role?

Yes, the role involves implementing and controlling changes to improve the finance department's ability to meet key objectives.

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