Gleeson Recruitment Group are supporting a rapidly growing organisation in Solihull to recruit a Financial Controller. The purpose of the role is to lead the finance team and be responsible for the weekly, period-end accounting, financial reporting, internal control, treasury, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.

The business has organically grown over the last 6 years and are now seen as a major player in their industry with no plans of slowing down their growth plans. The role will report directly into an experienced CFO, who is looking for a confident Financial Controller who can demonstrate a wealth of experience at a senior level and can ensure the finance function is stable, but also constantly look for areas of improvement. The finance team has a solid foundation and a good team already in place, however, there is now a need to implement a new suite of management accounts, improve processes across the entire finance function and need an ambitious individual to drive those changes.

The Financial Controller in Solihull's responsibilities include:

• Management of the team members, to include monthly 1:1s, formal quarterly reviews against objectives and annual reviews in which the objectives are set
• Control the day-to-day financial operations within the Business
• Responsibility for continuous improvement in the finance team, covering areas such as efficiency and quality of output to ensure that finance is seen as an outstanding support service
• To adapt the activities of the finance team to best support the business operations, including adoption of technology to support that delivery
• Management of team activities to ensure efficient working and the meeting of all reporting timetables in place at that time
• Oversight of all regulatory returns, such as VAT, Corporation Tax and statutory accounts
• Timely communication of finance outputs
• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
• To manage the day-to-day contact with external auditors and other advisor's, ensuring that all statutory filings are completed in a timely manner
• Ensure that the relevant structures, processes, and systems evolve pragmatically as the company expands
• With an ambitious target to keep growing the company, we would also expect this role to grow to manage the increasing scale and complexity.
• Creation of a new suite of management accounts

The right person for the Financial Controller role will be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
• Line management experience
• Strong management and stat accounts knowledge with a hands-on mindset
• Continuously looking for process improvements can be made

Financial Controller in Solihull Package:

• £75,000 - £85,000
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• Private medical
• Remote working

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