Finance Controller

Finance Controller

£75-£80K

Central London

My client are a well-established technology company based in Central London and are looking for a Finance Controller.

Reporting directly into the CEO your main duties are as follows:

• Working with the senior management to build and maintain the 5 year business plan to support decision making and strategy
• Manage the month end process
• Completion and finalisation of the monthly Exec Pack for submission to the Board. This includes accurate and detailed analysis of the P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and working capital
• Preparation and management of the year end statutory accounts for all legal entities within the Group, including the Group consolidated statutory accounts
• Preparation of the year end audit file for all legal entities within the Group
• Liaison with the external auditors
• Preparation and submission of monthly invoices to the businesses largest customer, including the updating of the GP model required for one of our partners
• Preparation and / or review the monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
• Preparation and / or review of the preparation and submission of the quarterly VAT return
• Preparation of the weekly cash flow forecast for review by CEO as a way of managing the cash flow of the company
• Preparation and submission of all regulatory forms
• Manage the Finance Assistants to ensure that all billing and purchase invoicing is processed accurately and on a timely basis as well as ensuring all internal and external tickets are being responded to within SLA, and that the Finance Assistants are performing in line with the expectations of their job roles
• Review of the monthly payment file and co-ordinating timely payments to all vendors
• Preparation of the annual budget and any forecasts throughout the year
• Assisting the HR & Office Manager with the preparation of payroll data to be passed on to the external payroll bureau
• Drive change to automation of finance processes for greater efficiencies
• Any other duties as determined by the CEO

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience within a high-pressured finance department
• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with a minimum of 2 years PQE
• Resilience to work in a fast-paced sales environment
• Microsoft Excel - advanced level
• Educated to university level standard or equivalent