Job Description : Financial Controller

Our client is a well-established, profitable and growing European Group, which supplies a broad range of CNC, saw`s and equipment to aluminium and PVC companies in the fenestration industry .

Innovation and sustained New Product Development are core features, 70% of the company’s products are less than 10 years old. Building on the already successful growth of recent years, this individual will play a pivotal part in the development of new business in the Industrial and Fenestration Manufacturing sector.

Job Title

Financial Controller

Reporting to Managing Director

Main duties of the role

· Receive, record and process all purchase invoices

· Ensure all purchase invoices have been authorised and coded before entering onto the purchase ledger

· Verify calculations and input codes into the accounts system in an accurate manner

· Check sales invoices raised

· Post all sales invoices to the sales ledger and chase up non-paying customers on a weekly basis Receive and process all expense claim forms and requests for payments

· Deal with petty cash as and when required and ensure reconciliations are done at the end of each month

· Prepare invoices and expense claims for payment by BACS

· To be responsible for banking of cheques and the cash received and cash paid books.

· Maintain both cash received and cash payments book and update them on a regular basis by printing online bank statements

· Perform monthly bank reconciliations at month end

· Help in the preparation of monthly payroll journal and payments to pension schemes

· Ensure that all filing is done accurately and on a regular basis

· Provide assistance to the monthly management accounts processes

· Preparation of forecast and budgets for the business

· VAT return Preparation

· Reconciliation of currency variations

· Credit Control - Controlling credit and chasing debt.

The Candidate

* Skills, experience and knowledge

* Fluent Italian speaker essential

* Minimum of 4 years’ experience of working within an account’s office

* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including excellent Excel skills

* Knowledge of SAP accounting software, or similar packages

* Salary and PAYE experience

* Manufacturing background preferred

* Multicurrency experience

Qualifications

* Part qualified of fully AAT qualified (or other accounting qualification)

* Educated to Degree level preferable but not essential

Personal attributes

* Absolute attention to detail

* Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain information in a clear and understandable way to non-finance professionals

* Strong team player, with a willingness to assist and learn from

Colleagues

Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation

Salary

The basic salary will be dependent upon the competencies and experience of the appointed candidate.

£45,000 – £48,000 base salary

Location

Coventry

Holidays

25 days annual leave Employees are asked to make appropriate provision to allow for a close over Christmas and the New Year