Financial Controller

Our client seeks a Financial Controller to join the team. Key Responsibilities: To provide client facing accounting functionality to a portfolio of bespoke Private and Corporate clients, as required; Prepare the monthly management accounts for a number of key property clients and to manage and oversee the audit of key private clients as required ;To use best judgement to highlight and report significant client related matters that require attention by the Managing Director; To assume full Financial Controller responsibility for the delivery of effective and timely financial management and reporting information to the board on all financials and projects; To maintain active and timely reporting, monitoring and control over WIP, billing and debtor management; To assist the Board in developing and preparing an annual budget which delivers the profit levels agreed and maintaining appropriate liquidity ratios at all times; To full manage creditors in a timely and efficient manner; To oversee the delivery of annual statutory accounts preparation and audit including that of its holding Trust; To deal with the preparation and oversee the submission to the FSA. To ensure that all Private and Corporate client bookkeeping, accounting and tax related matters are dealt with in an efficient and timely fashion; Deal with the timely preparation and oversee the submission and control process a number of vat and tax returns. To assume key responsibility for the management and control of relevant accounting packages and lead; the relationship with the package provider as required; To provide first hand guidance, training, mentoring and development of staff where appropriate; To provide an on-going and consistently high level of technical support as required to the team and consistently focus on best practice; To assist the board in developing and maintaining a 'can do' culture in which all staff are commercially aware and meet efficiency targets. To manage one or more members of the accounting team as maybe required; Adhere to all Policies, Procedures and Guidance and, where appropriate, promptly report all issues and breaches to Line Manager and/or Risk/Compliance Board. Complete any ad-hoc projects delegated within given timescales; Keeping the company directors and trustees continuously updated on all relevant matters; Assist the wider team as and when requested; At all times act in accordance with the Financial Services Rule Book and other relevant regulations including, but not limited to AML/CFT/ABC and Data Protection; Adhere to the Staff Handbook at all times; (Full-time and Part-time hours will be considered). If you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting reference number: 14991