Financial Controller

Financial Controller | Stockport (3 days in office) | £70,000 - £80,000 | High growth SME  Axon Moore have exclusively partnered with a rapidly growing SME who are about to embark of an exciting journey as they double in size over the next 12-24 months. This is a newly created, number 1 role reporting into the Managing Director. The role itself is very dynamic and broad in nature, truly suiting a candidate who is keen to build and develop a Finance Team within a customer focused business, with the want and drive to become its Finance Director in the future. Responsibilities include, but aren't limited to: Ensure that the Finance department produces timely, accurate management accounts and financial reports to enable financial performance to be reliably reported to Board / Senior Mgt Prepare Board / Senior Mgt Meeting slides to present month end financials, including analysis and complimentary narrative Prepare and provide trend analysis, including the preparation of the Company’s monthly KPI Scorecard, across both qualitative and quantitative measures.  Own and manage the budgeting and reforecasting process, working closely with budget holders to build budgets, challenging them appropriately throughout Prepare and maintain both short term 13 weekly and more medium term monthly 6 month rolling cashflow forecasts for the Company Ensure the Company meets its statutory, fiscal and auditing requirements Work closely with the Senior Mgt team to plan the build and structure of the Finance Team, following any agreed recruitment process at all times Ideal candidate: Prior experience working for a fast paced SME  Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) An ability to communicate with all areas of the business, with the instinct to know when tactfulness and sometimes pragmatism are called for Ambitious and driven Experience in managing and delivering change to structure and meet financial reporting  Please apply to this role for immediate consideration or contact Danny Kay at Axon Moore on (phone number removed)