Financial Controller

The Financial Controller must be a qualified accountant, with at least five years accounting experience in a manufacturing environment incorporating analysis and problem solving principles within a medium to larger organisation.

Manufacturing experience would be an advantage as is previous working experience in a privately owned business environment. A hands on position that requires working knowledge of accounting disciplines such as, financial accounting, compliance reporting and budget preparation as well as systems development and improvement.

Critical to the position is strong interpersonal skills, and effective communication both verbal and written. The ability to lead a finance team to achieve department and business finance demands is fundamental as is understanding protocol when interacting with management together with maintaining a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality.

The ability to plan and prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines is fundamental so too is effective time management of work flow in order to meet accounting deadlines. The ability to work without Management direction, use initiative and possess a positive attitude towards teamwork is critical.

The capacity to train and coach other members of the department is an expected element of this post so too is the capacity to develop and format procedures and work flow systems which accurately reflect the department's operations. Computer literacy is essential with particular reference to Microsoft Office - Excel & Word with working knowledge of Sage System.


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