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Financial Controller - Building Services, Civil Engineering, Construction
A well-established (40 years+) and stable building and civil engineering business is looking for an ambitious Financial Controller to join their team in Northamptonshire. Possessing proven business acumen and commercialism, this is a genuine opportunity for you to make your mark on a business and will offer you a clear route to becoming a Finance Director in the future.
BASIC SALARY: A GBP 80,000 : A GBP 90,000
Benefits
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- DIS x 3
- 25 Days Holiday + Stats
LOCATION: Northamptonshire
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Coventry, Leicester, Peterborough, Cambridge
Job Description
Financial Controller: Building Services, Civil Engineering, Construction
The successful candidate will aspire to move into an organization with aggressive growth expectations, where their insights and work can genuinely impact the progress of the business. This is a commercial finance role and will include exposure to both external and internal customers.
The main duties will include;
- Compiling of monthly management accounts for a group of companies
- Complete and submit monthly VAT returns for a group of companies
- Line management of the Accounts Manager and accounts staff
- Dealing with financial institutions
- Management of Asset register
- Overview of Procurement Ensuring Alignment With Company Accounts
- Identify and implement strategic tax efficiency to maximize available relief and investment opportunities
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What’s in it for you?
This is a unique opportunity for a Financial Controller role with a clear path to becoming a Finance Director. This role will have the genuine opportunity and autonomy to help shape the progression of a growing and entrepreneurial construction company.
Key Responsibilities
As the Financial Controller, you will have a wealth of experience leading a commercially focused finance function ideally within a construction business. We would be delighted to receive applications from Financial Controllers, Finance Directors, or Finance Business Partners with aspirations to secure a move to a progressive business where your insights and suggestions will have the potential to shape the organization.
In addition, you will have;
- A finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) or degree would be preferred although we are happy to receive applications from candidates who are qualified by experience (QBE)
- The ability to take an overall commercial view of our business and have an input into change and progression from a financial perspective
- A wealth of strategic planning experience
- Strong communication skills and the willingness to have commercial input at local and group level
- Experience of legal, personnel, health and safety, and company secretarial issues
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The Company
We are now firmly established as one of the most respected and successful groundworks and civil engineering companies in the East Midlands and Northern Home Counties. Key to our success are our people, the valued members of our workforce who ensure that they deliver upon our clients' requirements with the utmost expertise and attention to detail. Much of our workforce have been with us over many years, and the same can be said of our clients.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Finance Manager, Senior Accountant, Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Finance Director, Finance and Commercial Director
Interested?
Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
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