Interim Financial Controller

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