Financial Director / Financial Controller
Ludlow
£50k – £60k plus excellent benefits
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time permanent Financial Director/Financial Controller to work for a forward-thinking and fast-growing company based in Ludlow, Shropshire. The position reports to the Managing Director and involves developing the current Finance department.
The role is suitable for someone who is well experienced in running and managing a financial department in a small to medium-sized UK company (approx. £5M – £20M net sales). Candidates should be confident and secure in their financial role.
A central and very important role! Responsible for the financial and administrative functions for a UK company within a larger Swedish group of entities. The main part of the position will be to act as a speaking partner to the MD and the management group in steering and developing the business, developing internal control routines and processes that should be sufficient for this type of company, and implementing routines and processes that secure and follow the company’s International Policies, Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct.
Reporting and production of information for financial management, both further up in the group and within the company, can be frequently occurring tasks in this position.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Responsible for monthly and annual accounts, including Group reporting
- Cost, profitability and revenue analysis
- Financial management
- Create and follow up key figures (KPIs)
- Develop the company’s processes and routines
- Be a member of the company’s management team and contributor at board meetings
- Lead the budget and forecasting processes
- Support management and the company in general in the strategy process
- Contribute to developing business systems by acting as project manager or sounding board for evaluating and optimizing use of current or new decision-making material, including implementing new solutions in ERP or other tools
- Lead and participate in projects that aim to make routines more efficient, e.g., automation of administration
- Support line managers with administrative HR activities/tasks
Essential skills / Experience
- Previous experience within a similar role
- Experience of using ERP system, Cognos group reporting system or similar
- Some HR experience
- Relevant college/university education in management, economics or controlling
- Solution focused, strong committed, good collaborative skills
- Ability to see the whole perspective, open and honest, prestige less
- Analytical, quality minded, structured, confident
To apply for this role please contact Sarah Dyehouse at Anderson Scott Solutions
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