Reporting to the Financial Director, the Financial Controller is responsible for the following;

Financial

• Lead, manage, development responsibility for accounts department, monitoring and implementing continuous improvement of all finance related staff, systems, processes and controls to ensure efficiency of the department as well as compliance and accuracy of information at all times.

• Ensure a strict month end process with finance and sales dept is followed to ensure timely submission of board reports for Group Companies.

• Prepare and submit monthly Management and Financial reports to the Board of Directors and shareholders for Group Companies.

• Prepare and submit monthly Group Consolidated P&L.

• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly VAT/BAS/EC Sales/Intrastat submissions for Group companies

• Multicurrency bank account revaluations/reconciliations for UK companies

• Intercompany transactions and reconciliations for Group Companies.

• Journal preparation and posting inc Accruals and Prepayments for Group companies.

• Identify, monitor and maintain fixed costs for all Group Companies.

• Preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and cashflows for all Group companies

• Liaise and support external auditors with Audit process for year end for UK and Australian companies

• Liaise and support external banking institutions to ensure banking accesses and processes are maintained and adhered for UK companies.

• Implement and maintain the Group's accounting systems

• Review and make decisions on credit limits of new and existing customers for UK companies.

• Oversee the debtor management process to ensure that debts are recovered in time and to minimise bad debt.

Personnel

• Full monthly payroll processing across UK and Australian companies. Inc SSP/SMP/SAP, quarterly bonus, commission, sickness and time keeping monitoring

• Payroll year end processing inc P60's

• Ensure compliance with regards to pensions and other government legislation

Operational/General

• Manage and agree site utility supplier contracts identifying cost reductions wherever possible.

• Assist Board of Directors with all matters including minute taking, reporting and ad hoc projects

• Liaise with managers in various departments within the Group to provide information and assistance wherever and whenever required.

• Implement and manage various company IT systems including accounting, telecommunications and internet systems for the Group. Project manage from requirement through to implementation, changes to processes/procedures and training acting as a "super user" pre and post go live.

• Support wider business functions e.g. Purchasing and Inside Sales in order to comply with Board requirements and business needs.

• Ensuring the high levels of customer service is delivered at all times.

• Complying with all Company Procedures including Health & Safety procedures and Directives and Company P.P.E. requirements.

• Maintaining a work area that is tidy and free from hazards.

• Checking company vehicles before use and driving in a safe and courteous manner.

• Reporting any accidents (person, property or vehicles) to the Board.

• Any ad-hoc duties as required from tine to time by Line Manager.