Finance Controller, Catering Technology Business, 21-28 hrs p/week, Hybrid Working, Cambridgeshire, c£40k FTE*

Location South East
Flex Type Part time
Role Basis Permanent
Salary Circa £40k FTE*
Company Ten2Two, Experts in Flexible Recruitment

Our client is an award-winning business selling patented technology to the catering sector. They provide highly innovative products and have secured significant contracts with well-known hospitality chains both in the UK and globally. They are seeking double digit rates of turnover growth for the foreseeable future. As a result, they now have the opportunity to recruit a new financial controller to help deliver the company to the next stage of its development.

The Role

The new Financial Controller would work closely with the Finance Director to continually adapt and improve financial systems, to ensure that control is maintained commensurate to the demands placed on the company as it grows. Core responsibilities include:

Driving revenues and profits as aggressively as possible.
The re-establishment and upgrade of forecasts and budgets.
Production of routine regular management accounts.
Monitoring of financial performance against budget.
Introduction of computerised stock control, working with the production manager on appropriate levels of stock, linking into forecasts for future sales.
Analysis and control on all marketing costs against an agreed budget and in terms of “value for money” performance
Continually looking at the cost benefit analysis of procuring supplies whilst preserving essential quality of product and value for money.
Continual monitoring of all input costs to ensure true gross profit margins are understood at all times.

Oversee the following:

Regular monthly bank reconciliations
Maintaining the monthly payroll (working with current payroll provider)
Completion and filing of quarterly VAT returns.
Manage month end payment run
Pensions (stakeholder pension scheme through Standard Life).
Production of draft annual accounts for outsourced accountants.

The Candidate

Commercially minded finance controller who has previously worked in a growing SME (£2m-£10m t/o) – qualified with relevant experience or QBE.
Knowledge of Sage 50 (desirable)
Strong knowledge and experience of Excel
Strong self-starter, comfortable working with shifting priorities
Highly organised and comfortable working to tight deadlines
Team player with a strong desire to collaborate and contribute.

The Terms

21-28 hours per week, these hours may be worked across the week or as full days. There may be times when workflows peak or ebb. If the candidate has some flexibility with hours, this would be helpful (for example to take on additional work as overtime, or for time off in lieu when they enter into quiet periods or during the peak holiday season).
Office based 2-3 days per week as minimum (near Huntingdon), remaining hours may be worked remotely.
c£40k FTE* (pro-rated down for part-time hours).
25 days holiday (pro-rated) and Bank Holidays
Stakeholder pension

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