Job Description
The Consultancy Group are working closely with a well-established family-owned publishing firm that are in search for an Interim Financial Controller.
Key responsibilities:
- Management of eight employees covering all aspects of financial accounts; cashier, accounts payable, costing, stock control, sales ledger, distributed publishers, royalty management and management accounts
- Recruitment as appropriate
- Mentoring and development of team
- Preparation of statutory accounts
- Reconciliation to management accounts
- Communication and liaison with external auditors and management of the audit process and supplementary schedules
- Ownership of the balance sheet and review of all balance sheet reconciliations
- Preparation and distribution of board meeting papers and schedules
- Preparation of annual tax computations and monthly VAT returns
- Corporation tax for UK companies
- Providing tax advice
- Preparation, management and review of annual budget
- Bi-annual full year forecast of business results for review by management
- Preparation, review and interpretation of monthly management accounts
- Preparation and review of monthly statistics
- Management of the preparation of yearly Title Profitability Reports
- Daily cash-flow management and forecasting
- Support senior department managers in reviewing financial performance
- Manage and control costs across the company, challenging cost spend
- Ownership of all finance IT systems, including Sage X3 and Business Objects
- Deep understanding of all aspects of finance IT and the interaction with each team members' role
- Ensure accuracy of all finance data
- Key team member in royalty systems upgrade
- Level of accuracy of the accounts and timeliness and reliability of financial reporting
- Development of the working practices within the team, streamlining roles, producing efficiencies and improved end results
Key Skills:
- ACA Qualified
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Previous industry experience desired
- Immediately available
