Financial Controller
£60k - Watford with some UK travel
Office based position
Our client is a well-established and expanding manufacturing company in the fashion industry. We are pleased to be supporting them recruit a qualified Financial Controller to join them on a full-time, permanent basis. Are you a qualified accountant from a chartered accountant, or manufacturing industry? Reporting into the CFO, as Financial Controller you will be responsible for producing sets of accounting records of a parent company, and German subsidiary.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the complete sets of accounting records of parent company in UK and subsidiary in Germany.
Supervise processing of all accounting entries by accounts staff, reconciliations of accounts, extracting trial balances and preparation of monthly/quarterly/yearly management accounts.
First point of contact for auditors. Responsible for providing required information to auditors and answering audit queries.
Management Accounting Assist CFO with preparation of budgets, projections and board papers. Variance analysis of sales, margins and operating expenses and take corrective action in liaison with functional managers. Preparing monthly and quarterly royalty reports to brand owners within deadlines. Liaise with banks UK and Germany regarding banking facilities and compliance to quarterly returns. Stock Control & Sales Ledger Review periodical stock reports, age of stock and product costings, Supervise credit controller and accounts staff to ensure that debts are reviewed weekly/monthly and collected within approved credit terms.
Payroll Responsible for payroll: liaise with external payroll processing company to ensure that all employees are paid correctly before due dates. Work closely with HR and ensure that all payroll related compliance matters fulfilled. Reconciliation of payroll records with general ledger on a monthly basis. Skills & experience: Minimum 5 years including financial management and preferably with some experience in a firm of chartered accountants. Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Experience in using SAGE 200 or equivalent accounting package. Experience in using an ERP System Excel (Advanced). Experience in working to strict deadlines, attention to detail and supervision of staff. Involves travel within UK and Europe. If this role sounds like your next job, then please apply today!
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Management Accounting Assist CFO with preparation of budgets, projections and board papers. Variance analysis of sales, margins and operating expenses and take corrective action in liaison with functional managers. Preparing monthly and quarterly royalty reports to brand owners within deadlines. Liaise with banks UK and Germany regarding banking facilities and compliance to quarterly returns. Stock Control & Sales Ledger Review periodical stock reports, age of stock and product costings, Supervise credit controller and accounts staff to ensure that debts are reviewed weekly/monthly and collected within approved credit terms.
Payroll Responsible for payroll: liaise with external payroll processing company to ensure that all employees are paid correctly before due dates. Work closely with HR and ensure that all payroll related compliance matters fulfilled. Reconciliation of payroll records with general ledger on a monthly basis. Skills & experience: Minimum 5 years including financial management and preferably with some experience in a firm of chartered accountants. Fully qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Experience in using SAGE 200 or equivalent accounting package. Experience in using an ERP System Excel (Advanced). Experience in working to strict deadlines, attention to detail and supervision of staff. Involves travel within UK and Europe. If this role sounds like your next job, then please apply today!
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