Interim Financial Controller

£350-£450 per day

3-6 months

South Yorkshire

Join this innovative, growing manufacturing organisation in a period of growth, in their technical Finance Team on a 3-6 months basis, which may lead to a permanent role for the right candidate.

Duties

• Manage a medium sized team
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting results to the Group in line with accounting standards and the group reporting timetable
• Support the preparation of the monthly local and group reporting (financial and non-financial) packs
• Preparation of control account reconciliations for all the balance sheet accounts
• Provision of local information in the preparation of the annual financial statements by Group
• Undertake first review of monthly payroll outputs
• Manage the finance elements of the buyback process
• Liaison with the external auditors during the external audit process
• Oversight and management of the supplier management framework
• Interact with Group Tax functions to facilitate production of VAT and Corporation Tax returns
• Cash flow forecasting and management and submission to Group
• Forecasting the cost base as part of the forecasting & budget process
• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of finance processes across the group
• Liaise with clients and prospects regarding finance related matters including migration of paying direct debit files, due diligence, oversight and audit queries.

Key skills and experience needed

• Qualified accountant or qualified by experience
• Experience of working in a food or manufacturing environment
• Customer focused
• Risk aware
• Willing to take ownership
• Attention to detail
• Desire to embrace change and improve the efficiency of finance processes.