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Financial Controller - Central London - £80,000 plus bonus & benefits

My client a leading fast growing FMCG company based in Central London, is currently recruiting for a Financial Controller. Working directly for the Finance Director, we are looking for a first-class Financial Controller, who is ambitious, skilled, eager and financially astute. The ideal candidate will ensure financial control and transactional efficiency by being pro-active and organised with a high level of energy and drive to ensure rigour is installed in our processes. This role will be a hands-on requiring an experienced accountant who is able to adapt.

Key responsibilities:

Work with all managers to ensure budgets are maintained and controlled

Drive efficiencies and controls through system enhancements and processes

Manage Finance Business Partner and outsourced transactional services team

Management of cash and working capital across the business

Working closely with the Operations team to ensure appropriate stock reporting and controls are in place

Responsible for the Annual Budgets, ensuring variances to budget are reviewed and actioned as required, interfacing with all departments

Ensuring tax compliance in UK and Ireland

Responsible for statutory accounts and audit completion

Financial consolidation of individual companies within the group

Ensuring financial control through balance sheet reconciliations (including stock and GRNI)

VAT preparation for UK and Ireland

Assist with the implementation, improvement & training of new systems and software where required

Key skills:

ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent

Self-starter, high energy, gutsy, team player

Have a practical and solutions-based approach

Be pro-active, organised and responsive

Excellent communicator, thrives in a fast-paced environment

Ideally experience in FMCG and/or in a similar sized business

Strong Excel and SAP Business One would be preferable

Broadstone Resourcing Ltd acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business and all appointments will be made on merit alone.