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Financial Controller £80,000 Beaconsfield (4 days in office) PE backed Technology/Engineering SME This rapidly scaling, PE backed success story, designs and manufactures products that are vital to the performance of digital networks, an essential component of everyday life. With a UK head office, this global organisation has additional sites in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and USA. The business is now seeking a talented Group Financial Controller. Reporting to the CFO, the role includes; • Leading a team of 5, owning end-to-end financial control and accounting., • Identifying and implementing process improvements, including opportunities to develop the accounting & reporting systems to maximise the value provided to users., • Owning all operational aspects of the group finance team including AP, AR, Banking, Inventory & Payroll, all monthly transactions, journals, accruals & prepayments to ensure accuracy of the monthly/annual accounts., • Providing monthly/annual management accounts with insightful analysis and commentary for the CFO and CEO., • Partnering the CFO to deliver annual budgets and quarterly re-forecasts to be distributed to both internal & external stakeholders., • Delivery of all statutory financial accounts on an annual basis for the group and subsequent submission to companies house (or country equivalents)., • Managing the month end and year end close., • Overseeing the group audit process., • Review and control of balance sheet reconciliations for all global entities., • Managing the delivery of VAT & Tax calculations & submissions to the various 3rd parties., • Closely monitoring cashflow and provide forecasts - Annual & 13 week., • Checking inventory and COS stock (based at subcontract manufacturing partners) and the associated P&L/Working Capital risk by working closely with supply chain and operations., • Partnering with all business heads to ensure costs are accurately evaluated and budgeted for., • Establishing financial policies & procedures to ensure all appropriate standards are met and best practice is consistently followed globally., • Maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to measure performance and demonstrate continual. Candidate profile requirements: • Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA preferred), • Experienced team leader, • Demonstrable experience as a Financial Controller (or similar), having operated with an international remit, • Measurable experience of delivering improvements across the accounting / reporting environment, including the maximising of financial systems capability Ideally (but not essential), you will have also worked within: • A PE backed organisation, • The manufacturing/engineering sector, • A scaling SME