Our client is an established engineering consultancy . We are looking for an experienced and hands on Financial Controller to cover a 12-month maternity period. This is the number one day to day finance role in the business and is well suited to someone who enjoys being close to the detail as well as supporting the Directors with monthly reporting and financial insight. The role takes ownership of the finance function across both the trading company and the holding company. A full handover is expected, so an April start is preferred.
Month end and reporting
Full monthly management accounts
P&L, balance sheet and cash reporting
Monthly board reporting for the Directors
Tracking and analysing gross profit levels
Quarterly corporation tax tracking and forecasting
VAT returns
Year end support following June audit including queries, statutory accounts collation and tax schedules
Project accounting and WIP
Extensive Work In Progress management which is a key driver in the engineering project lifecycle
Oversight of project costing, revenue recognition and invoicing
Ensuring accurate and timely WIP valuation each month
Operational finance
Journals, reconciliations and all aspects of hands on finance
Day to day support to the small finance team
Managing finance queries from different and sometimes challenging stakeholders
Maintaining accurate ledgers across both entities
Payroll and people
Working closely with HR on payroll for c.100 employees
Pension uploads and monthly compliance
Supporting managers with payroll and timesheet related queries
Management of Accounting team and function
Systems and tools
Pegasus Opera (core accounting system)
Separate internal management system used for projects and WIP
Strong Excel skills for reporting and analysis
External relationships
Act as the main point of contact for the external funding company, ensuring information is provided on time
Liaise with external auditors during year end
Maintain positive relationships with advisers and suppliers
Experienced Financial Controller who can hit the ground running
Strong grounding in hands on finance, journals and month end ownership
Confident in WIP, project accounting or contract accounting environments
Comfortable working directly with Directors and senior technical staff
Strong communicator who can manage different stakeholders
Good systems awareness, ideally with Opera but happy to learn
Enjoys working in a smaller, collaborative finance function