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Do you want to become a Financial
Controller in a large corporate, a division or subsidiary
or as NO.1 in an SME? Maybe you aspire to become a Finance
Director with a strong commercial focus, and if so cutting
your teeth at FC level is a great way to get the experience.
As an FC you will be responsible for both processing
transactions and data and analysing the output to enable
the business to continuously monitor its performance.
You may be managing a accounts team and you will have
the responsibility for providing monthly, quarterly
and annual reports to a variety of stakeholders within
the business.
A financial control job is often
an excellent entry point for newly qualified accountants
who have had no previous experience within the industry,
as it allows them to learn quickly about all aspects
of the company and industry.
Here is a typical job description
for an FC within an SME environment - this job was
recently advertised on our sister site matureaccountants.com
for a £5m turnover manufacturing company in the
South East - salary indicator £55,000 p.a. plus
benefits and bonus:
- Preparation of Annual Budgets
and rolling forecasts
- Preparation of Monthly management
accounts
- Performance analysis by product/service,
department or employee
- Development of financial monitoring
procedures and setting KPI's
- Minimising working capital requirements
- Continuous reporting on key ratios
and control factors
- Preparation of annual statutory
financial accounts
- Assistance to company secretary
on finance related issues
- Advice on systems and controls
- Analysis and schedules in preparation
for annual audit
- Specialist third party reports
in support of bank covenants, credit applications
etc
- Financial management of property
issues, insurances and employee benefit packages
- Project management support requiring
specialist financial expertise
- Financial model creation and
development
You will be an experienced
Financial Controller and be comfortable working with
a portfolio of clients of all types and sizes including
business start-ups. You will be hands-on and be prepared
to get involved with all aspects of the finance function.
You will be computer literate with good experience of
Sage products or equivalent and you will be Excel proficient.
Below is a listing of typical
jobs that newly qualified accountants will be considering:
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for details
Consultancy Jobs
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| Corporate Finance
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| Financial Control
Jobs |
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| Fund Accounting
Jobs |
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| Industry and Commerce |
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| Internal Audit
Jobs |
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| Private Equity and Venture Capital Jobs |
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| Professional Practice
Jobs |
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| SOX Jobs |
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| Tax Accounting
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