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Financial Controller

Hays Senior Finance

Lincoln

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Full time

23 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Financial Controller/Manager to join their finance team. This full-time, office-based role offers the chance to oversee a small team while managing all aspects of accounts, including month-end processes, VAT, and payroll. The ideal candidate will have a background in SME accounts and experience with Sage, along with HR skills being a plus. This position provides a stable long-term opportunity for professional growth under the guidance of a part-time Finance Director, making it perfect for those looking to enhance their career in finance.

Benefits

Stable long-term opportunity
Professional development
Free parking

Qualifications

  • You will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant with SME accounts experience.
  • Experience in payroll and bookkeeping is required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee a team of 2 in accounts, managing month-end and payroll tasks.
  • Support the Finance Director with budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

SME accounts experience
Bookkeeping
Management accounts
Payroll
HR knowledge

Education

Qualified accountant
Part-qualified accountant
AAT professional

Tools

Sage

Job description

Your new company
Hays Senior Finance are working with a growing SME in South Lincolnshire to recruit an experienced Financial Controller/Manager to join the finance team.

Your new role
This newly created role will see you overseeing a team of 2 in accounts (ledgers, bookkeeping, credit control) with you taking responsibility for all accounts from month-end including monthly management accounts, VAT, financial accounting, payroll, supporting with year-end/budgeting and forecasting. In addition, this role will have responsibility for HR/HR admin. The role reports to a part-time Finance Director.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified, part-qualified or AAT professional with recent and proven SME accounts experience where you have been responsible for overseeing bookkeeping and producing management accounts and supporting a Finance Director in the annual, statutory and year-end routines. Experience of payroll and Sage is required. HR knowledge/skills would be highly desirable. This is an ideal role for someone who is looking to continue their professional development under the guidance of an experienced Finance Director, or for someone with a wide range of skills who wants a varied and interesting "number two" role under a part-time Director. You will be living in close commute of the Lincolnshire area as the role is all office-based and full-time.

What you'll get in return
Stable long-term opportunity
Chance to build on your experience to date/progression
Professional development
Free parking

What you need to do now
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