Interim Financial Controller

Sunbury

About You        

Immediately available and able to commit to a 3-4 month assignment, this is a hands-on role. Reporting directly to the board, the ideal applicant will also have excellent communication skills and perhaps you will have previous experience within a similar reporting structure.

You will have excellent organisational & administrative skills, be proficient with all aspects of Microsoft. You will also be able to work in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining good relationships throughout the group.

You will need to be competent in all aspects of management and financial accounts and therefore proven experience at a similar level or in a similar role will be required.

You will also have a ‘can do’ and ‘hands–on’ attitude.

About The Role   

Overseeing the finance function which consists of 9 staff you will have direct responsibility for 1 member of staff. Duties will include:

• To be responsible for group accounts (6 trading companies) and 3 individual company accounts from Trial Balance, including but not limited to (monthly):
• Consolidated Group accounting / reports for external financial institutes
• Management and costing analysis for monthly Board meetings
• Responsible for all daily online banking transactions and cash flow and any banking issues
• Ensuring submission of (quarterly) VAT returns and statistical government information

Compiling & Reporting on:

• Annual Budgets & Variance Analysis - against monthly management accounts
• Cash flow forecasting
• Capital Expenditure, including lease / hire purchase agreements
• Overseeing monthly management accounts and reviewing
• Job Costing Analysis 

Howett Thorpe have a long-standing relationship with this company and as such have seen their dramatic growth over the last 5 years. As well as the growth in sales, the company is now housed in larger and more modern offices and have increased their revenue and turnover significantly.

Things you should know

Parking is available at the site and a potential permanent role could be available at the end of the contracted period.

Commutable from

Woking, Staines, Walton on Thames, Sunbury, Addlestone, Weybridge, Chertsey, Egham, Ashford, Thames Ditton, Byfleet, Esher, Surbiton, Feltham