Financial Controller (part-time)

We Do Group are delighted to be supporting a family-owned group of businesses in Chichester, recruiting a part-time Financial Controller (32 hours p/w) for the group parent company, £50m turnover.

The role has a technical & reporting focus. We are looking for someone who has a strong technical foundation, who has ideally operated in an owner-managed business and enjoys going out and meeting the variety of businesses to understand the bigger picture.

Hours: 4 days / 32 hours per week (40 hour standard week)
Flexibility: Work hours to suit your schedule - 4 full days / 5 shorter days
Hybrid: 50/50 in the office/from home
Salary: £60,000 p/a (£75,000 FTE)

Financial Controller - 4 days per week - £60,000 p/a (£75,000 FTE)

The Role

Group Company

• Preparation of monthly management accounts including cashflow
• Quarterly intercompany reconciliations and intercompany recharges - interest, management charges, compliance
• Payroll compliance
• Statutory accounts preparation
• Manage and co-ordinate the year-end Audit
• Corporation Tax return (alongside outsourced corporate tax advisors)
• Preparation of annual budget
• Company secretarial
• Bank Covenant Reporting preparation
• Monthly VAT group reporting, returns, distribution of intercompany funds
• Support FD in wider tax planning and strategy
• Support FD in Family Office Quarterly Finance reporting requirements

Owner - Limited Company

• Directors Loan position
• Statutory accounts preparation
• Personal Tax return and relief calculations (alongside outsourced personal tax advisors)
• Support FD in wider tax planning and strategy

Owner - Personal

• Monthly drawings reporting
• Aid spend analysis to further Owners understanding of personal budgets and spend
• Education Trust accounts and trust tax returns
• Pension Fund performance reporting

General

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Provide recommendations and challenge to enhance financial performance of the portfolio
• Ensure that effective, internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with all statutory obligations
• Deliver high quality understandable information for Business leadership as required
• Ad hoc projects as required

Your Profile

• Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA
• Effective communicator - written & verbal
• Technical accounting background
• Worked in an owner managed business (advantageous)
• Inquisitive by nature
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel