Job description
Axon Moore are pleased to be partnering with a highly successful and profitable manufacturing and distribution business near Wakefield to appoint a Financial Controller.
The Financial Controller is the second most senior to the Finance Director, and will serve as a trusted No. 2 leader in the finance team to ensure the business has the best possible financial support.
You will be working in a highly visible role in the business and be supported and mentored by an experienced FD and Board.
The key responsibilities will include:
The Financial Controller is the second most senior to the Finance Director, and will serve as a trusted No. 2 leader in the finance team to ensure the business has the best possible financial support.
You will be working in a highly visible role in the business and be supported and mentored by an experienced FD and Board.
The key responsibilities will include:
- Leadership of the finance function, encompassing transactional processing and financial and management reporting
- Managing key external relationships such as auditors and banks, and leading the year end audit
- Overseeing all stock accounting processes and procedures, ensuring stock is correctly accounted for
- Maintaining robust control of cash and working capital
- Ownership of the CapEx budget and setting the budget process
- Managing month end reporting and ownership of P&L
- Involved in making key business decisions along with the Finance Director
- Ongoing project work to automate and standardise processes and procedures
- Qualified Accountant, preferably ACA or ACCA Qualified from a practice background
- Experience managing direct reports in industry (likely to have been a Senior Accountant, Finance Manager or Financial Controller within another business)
- Manufacturing experience would be highly desirable
- Excellent communication skills and able to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders
