Burton Recruitment Limited
Interim Financial Controller
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Interim Financial Controller
Location: Lancs / Remote
Contract: Initial 3-month contract, with potential extension to 6 months
Start date: Immediate
We have an interesting opportunity with one of our long-standing clients, a leading facilities management solutions provider, who are looking for an experienced financial controller or management accountant to take ownership of the function for its subsidiaries in Europe.
With the support of the finance team, you will assume full responsibility for the month-end close across three separate legal entities, ensuring that their profit and loss accounts are accurate, cash flow is closely managed, and reporting deadlines are met.
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Responsibilities:
- Take full ownership of the month-end close and management reporting for the European entities
- Produce accurate monthly profit and loss accounts and balance sheets.
- Ensure that the P&L for each country is complete, accurate and delivered within the required timetable.
- Prepare and post payroll journals for all three entities.
- Produce and update weekly cash-flow forecasts.
- Review and approve payments and request funding from Group when required.
- Complete balance-sheet reconciliations and address outstanding or historical items.
- Manage and support two Finance Assistants
- Support external advisers with VAT, statutory reporting and corporation-tax preparation.
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Ideal Requirements:
- Extensive month-end accounting and management-reporting experience.
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
- Strong P&L ownership and analysis skills.
- Experience producing management accounts, posting journals and completing balance-sheet reconciliations.
- The ability to manage several legal entities and competing reporting deadlines.
- Strong cash-flow forecasting and cash-management experience.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Business Central or a comparable ERP/general-ledger system.
- Experience supervising or managing junior finance team members.
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