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Financial Controller

Job description

Sewell Wallis are looking for an experienced manufacturing Financial Controller who can bring their own ideas to the table to help improve controls, develop staff and fully integrate systems within the organisation and be key member of the senior management team. For the right individual this role will naturally evolved into a FD position with possible equity prospects as well.


The Financial Controller will work extremely closely with the MD in this pivotal role for the business. This role will support the board on key decisions about the strategy of the business. This role will appeal to a candidate who is looking to join a fast paced, hands on environment and who enjoys working autonomously to drive improvements across the finance department and wider business.

The job;

Full responsibility for all accounting functions, including financial reporting and transactions
Management of the finance team
Management of the annual budgeting and forecasting process
Establishing and maintaining costing models
Manage required tax reporting
Treasury management and being the main contact for the bank
Analyse business performance to the senior management team advising on potential improvements and supporting the implementation of these improvements
Ad hoc projects
Build a vision for the finance department for what the successful candidate wants it to look like
This role will offer the successful candidate a route to becoming a Finance Director in the future and the business is looking to appoint an individual who can play a major part in the long term future of the business.


The person;

Fully Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
Manufacturing/engineering/FMCG background
Candidates must be able to use Excel to a high standard
Candidates must be highly ambitious and have an eye on progressing to FD level within an organisation
A driven, proactive and reliable accountant with a strong track record of leading a team.
Experience of foreign currency management is preferred.


The benefits;

Competitive salary £70,000 to £80,000
Opportunity to progress to FD
Pension & Bonus
25 days holiday

For more information please contact Faith Collins

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.

Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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