Vitae Financial Recruitment
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Financial Controller
Greenford – Fully on-site
£60k - £70k + bonus and benefits
Our client, a well-established, privately owned business operating within the construction industry, is looking for a Financial Controller to join their finance team.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Finance Director, with one direct report (an Accounts Payable Manager), you'll own the finance function and play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls and reporting across the business.
Responsibilities include:
- Financial Reporting & Control: Leading the month-end close and preparing monthly management accounts, maintaining the integrity of the general ledger, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, managing accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and WIP accounting, and supporting the annual statutory audit process.
- Cash Flow & Treasury: Managing daily cash balances, producing short and medium-term cash flow forecasts, maintaining bank reconciliations, and providing regular cash flow and treasury reporting to the board.
- Taxation & Compliance: Ensuring accurate and timely VAT, CIS and PAYE submissions, managing statutory and regulatory reporting requirements, and maintaining strong relationships with auditors, HMRC and external advisers.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Supporting the annual budgeting process and monitoring actual performance against budget, investigating variances as they arise.
- Team Management & Governance: Managing and developing the Accounts Payable function, reviewing new supplier onboarding, and ensuring robust financial controls are maintained across all accounting processes.
- Systems & Process Improvement: Acting as a key lead on the finance ERP system, and driving improvements to finance processes, automation and reporting accuracy.
- Credit Control & Working Capital: Overseeing credit control and debtor management, ensuring accurate and timely contract invoicing, and managing the sales ledger.
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About You
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with a background in construction, contracting or another project-based environment. Experience with CIS, VAT and WIP accounting is essential, along with strong financial systems skills, advanced Excel, and the confidence to challenge and manage upwards.
What's on Offer
- Salary of £60,000–£70,000 (dependent on experience)
- 10% annual discretionary bonus (historically paid out in full)
- Private medical insurance (BUPA)
- Pension scheme
- Dedicated on-site parking space
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