Reed Finance are pleased to be supporting a North Essex based SME business affiliated with the construction industry, who are in need of a new Financial Controller (Head of Finance) to partner with Director level and play a pivotal role in building and shaping the business for the future.

Heading up the finance function, managing a small team, and partnering with the CEO, the ideal candidate will be hands-on, operationally and strategically focused and capable of streamlining operations and processes.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Management:

Complete management of the day, including the managing the day to day transactional and all financial reporting:

• Cashflow planning
• Monthly management accounts.
• Managing payroll processing.
• Manging all budgeting and Forecasting process with commentary
• CIS and VAT submissions.
• CIS labour processing.
• Audit responses and activities

Financial Planning and Analysis:

• Preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial models;
• Analysing profit and loss, balance sheets and cash flow to aid strategic decision making

Reporting and Compliance:

• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to Directors, external auditors and other third parties such as HMRC, sub-contractors, clients and suppliers where required;
• Maintaining absolute compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Risk Management:

• Monitoring financial risks, proposing mitigation strategies and advising on investment and/or funding decisions.

Process Improvement:

• Identifying potential opportunities to improve financial processes and procedures, internal controls, and operational efficiencies

Team Leadership as Department Manager:

• Supervising finance staff, providing guidance, training and performance management, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work proactively and reactively.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in fast paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite of software, financial software and systems (e.g. Sage, Xero, Excel etc.) and familiarity with multi-entity or multi-currency environments.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a growing SME in an integral capacity with fantastic scope for the future. Please apply directly or contact Daniel Cornes at Reed Finance to discuss further.

Please note this is an office based position.