Financial Controller

Financial Controller - Central London

Are you a qualified Accountant seeking a Financial Controller role with a growing business based in Central London?

Our client a growing Tech business is seeking to recruit a Financial Controller. Responsible for all aspects of financial control & management of growing business within a varied and commercially focused role. Contributing to the strategic direction of the company by guiding the board in making sound business decisions in the short, medium and long term.

Financial Controller responsibilities include:

Production of consolidated monthly, quarterly and year end management reports
Preparation of data for consolidated statutory accounts
Strategic financial planning and analysis (budgeting, re-forecasting and scenario planning)
Liaison with reporting accountants/tax advisors (BDO)
Liaison with HMRC and other tax authorities
Management of P&L and Balance Sheet
Cost control & variance analysis
Management of revenue recognition for physical goods and SaaS
Sales and purchase ledger input
Debtor/creditor control
U.K. and Slovenian VAT, Intrastat and EC Sales returns
Setting up/authorisation of multi-currency payments and treasury management
Inventory accounting
Data protection compliance
Payroll and pension management
Bill of Materials review and gross margin analysis
Intercompany recharging and transfer pricing
Partner with the group executives to prepare funding decks
Partner with Head of Delivery to develop and implement operational processes and review order status
Partner with Head of BD for tender bid applications and sales forecasting
Monitor, review and improve financial processes and controls
Review legal agreements
Other ad-hoc tasks as required

Skills, Qualifications & Attributes:

Experience of working in a commercially focused in-house accounting role
Comfortable managing a varied workload and taking responsibility for an entire finance function
Strong knowledge of multicurrency and Intrastat accounting as well as EC sales lists
Experience of Sage Business Cloud Accounting (or similar) and Excel
Understanding of data privacy standards
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Superior attention to detail
Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills
Ability to work autonomously when required and as part of a close-knit team of professionals