We are the internal recruitment partner for our client, a leading designer, manufacturer and global provider of bespoke products used by the offshore harsh environment industry.
We are presenting an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to join the team in Hoddesdon.
This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management, while also ensuring compliance with financial regulations and best practices. You will lead a small finance team and play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making at the company.
Responsibilities:
- Produce month-end results to the current detailed standard within the two-day close period. This includes full trial balance to budget comparisons, review of total results, job costing analysis and budget variance bridges
- Prepare weekly revenue forecasts, annual budgets, and bi-annual reforecasts
- Oversee cash flow forecasting, monitor and manage weekly cash flow reports, and ensure effective debtor management
- Manage the annual audit and ensure statutory accounts are completed and filed on time without corrections
- Oversee tax filings, ensuring accuracy and compliance with deadlines (supported by third parties)
- Support and oversee the company’s R&D tax credit claims
- Handle insurance renewals, coverage assessments, and claims
- Maintain strong relationships with banks, overseeing processes related to letters of credit, performance bonds, and other financial instruments
- Lead and develop the accounting team – 2.5 FTEs
Requirements
- Fully qualified accountant
- Strong hands-on financial reporting and forecasting skills
- Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable
- Experience managing or supervising a finance team
- Highly analytical and detail orientated
- Proactive and solution-driven, with excellent problem-solving abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Benefits
- A salary of up to £70,000 dependent on skills, knowledge and experience
- Profit related bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Life assurance
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme
- Death in Service
- A dynamic role within a newly acquired company near Hoddesdon, offering broad responsibilities and exposure to both local and global IT environments
- The opportunity to be a key contributor to our digital transformation and IT infrastructure optimization
