Financial Controller

Financial Controller – Wigan, UK – Up to £35,000

Industry: Freight Forwarding / Logistics

Job Type: Full Time

Purpose of Post: Responsible for managing the Finance team and ensuring there is appropriate reporting, financial control and efficiency as well as insightful business partnering across the group.

Main Duties:

• Manage, motivate and develop the finance team.
• Create insightful, accurate and timely monthly reporting pack that clearly explains business performance.
• Prepare cash flow projections to enable appropriate treasury management.
• Strive for continuous improvement by proposing changes to reporting, forecasting and financial processes.
• Develop systems to ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded and controlled and can be reported in a clear and timely way.
• Develop budgets and financial forecasts for the company.
• Lead the financial audit process and the completion of the statutory accounts.
• Continually seek out margin improvement or cost reduction opportunities.
• Manage the reporting to external stakeholders such as the bank, investors and Producer Organisations.
• Ensure appropriate hedging is in place for foreign exchange, commodities and interest rates.
• Act as a key strategic and commercial business partner to influence business decision making.
• Evaluate, track and review capital spend within the group.
• Ensure that the business is appropriately insured.
• Ensure that taxes are correctly calculated, processed and paid.
• Assist the FD in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders and Board members and deputise when required.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 5 years post qualified experience
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Must be honest, reliable and act with integrity
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Should be willing to challenge and strive for fact based decisions

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