Financial Controller job opportunity for a manufacturing business in Glasgow
Your new company Our client, a leading manufacturing business and supplier to an impressive client base, has a job opportunity for a qualified Financial Controller for one of their high-profile sites in Glasgow.Your new role Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be the most senior finance person on site and will be a key part of the wider senior management team.Key responsibilities will be varied and include:
Leading the strategic direction of the business as part of the Senior Management team.
Managing and developing a team of 5+ support staff, including conducting annual appraisals, identifying training needs, and setting KPIs.
Maintaining and developing financial and operational controls to ensure accurate reporting.
Understanding overall business processes and their impact on financial performance.
Ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and reflected in financial ledgers.
Producing accurate, timely, and meaningful financial information for business management.
Setting, reviewing, and monitoring key performance indicators across operational and commercial areas.
Reviewing and maintaining balance sheet controls, including full reconciliations.
Preparing and presenting weekly and monthly management accounts and reports.
Overseeing annual accounts and liaising with internal and external auditors.
Ensuring IT systems development meets business needs and provides necessary controls.
What you’ll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of working in a similar Financial Controller role, ideally within the manufacturing sector with proven experience of influencing profitability.
You will possess a successful track record in budget delivery and be commercially aware with experience of balancing short, medium, and long-term business goals, developing best practice models and making consistent, decisive decisions.
You will be a highly effective communicator with exceptional leadership skills coupled with experience in customer and senior stakeholder relationships at a strategic level.
What you’ll get in return
The opportunity to be an influential member of a high-performing senior management team and to lead and support the strategic direction of a growing business with an impressive client portfolio. A varied business and customer-facing role where you will influence key decision-makingA generous salary and benefits package including private healthcare, pension and Bonus
What you need to do now
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