Financial Controller
United Living
- Great Sankey, Cheshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Management of timely month-end processes through to submission of group reporting packs
- Management of balance sheet reporting and reconciliations
- Cashflow and working capital reporting, budgeting, analysis and improvements
- Ensure the Company’s financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities, in line with group requirements and to support future growth
- Coordination of the Company’s interaction with shared central finance functions
- Coordination of finance requirements for supply chain and customers including onboarding approvals
- Central finance governance for project and commercial processes and reports
- Annual and in-year budgeting and reporting, review progress against strategic objectives and variance reporting
- Analysis of standard costings for internal resources
- Work with senior managers and commercial leads to optimize financial performance and development of team financial reporting and KPI’s
- Management of statutory audit processes and requirements
- Ad hoc reporting as required including statutory requirements
- Presentations of financial information and data
- The successful applicant will be fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Experience within construction / services / project industries desirable but not essential
- First time movers from practice and nearly qualified professionals also welcome
- Strong technical accounting background aligned to a keen commercial awareness
- Personable with good communication skills, including being confident in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including those with non-finance backgrounds
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to influence key business decision making
- A switched-on, motivated and enthusiastic team player
- Diligent but efficient working practices
- Able to work towards deadlines and with a strong eye for detail
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programmes
- Choice of 2 days per week WFH / Additional leave allowance
- Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
- This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Lingley Mere Office (WFH available)
- Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry