Financial Controller - FMCG - London / hybrid - Legacy London Recruitment LTD : Job Details

This is an amazing opportunity to progress your career in an established, well known Global Brand

You will have 6 years + background as a Financial Controller, ideally within a Fashion, Production or Manufacturing environment coupled with budgeting experience and the ability to create and implement financial processes.

• Full responsibility for smooth running of the finance function, ensuring necessary financial controls and systems
• Preparation of timely and accurate management accounts on a monthly basis, including profit and loss account and balance sheet, together with commentary and variance analysis for the Board
• Cash management and cash flow forecasting, managing bank accounts and maintaining relationships with the company bankers
• Constant review, assessment and forecasting of stock levels to ensure optimum use of working capital within the business
• Preparation of commercial information such as margin analysis, sales analysis, product analysis and the reporting of further KPIs, making recommendations where necessary
• Monitoring of payment terms and aged debtors and overseeing credit control
• Responsibility for the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, monitoring actuals v targets, providing regular updates and analysis on financial performance
• Identify and implement cost savings where appropriate
• Manage relationship with outsourced payroll providers and external auditors, ensuring timely audit and filing of annual statutory accounts

Excellent opportunity in this Financial Controller No 1 role - Head of Finance / Financial Controller / Finance Director Designate - in this growing dynamic business making in-roads into the UK consumer market and beyond.

You should ideally be a part /qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIMA) and have at least 6+ years' relevant experience in Finance.

Must have advanced Excel, ability to 'lead' from the front and undertake a 360 role.

The Company is based in Central London, offers an excellent salary / benefit package plus hybrid working