Financial Controller

Our client, operating within the catering and retail industry is seeking to recruit a Financial Controller. The selected candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Preparing budgets and financial forecasts
• Reducing costs and improve efficiencies across the board
• Preparing, monitoring and updating cash flow reports to ensure optimisation of cash in hand
• Creating document policies and business processes to enhance internal controls
• Ensuring current quality accounting controls and procedures are in place, in order to have accurate reporting
• Preparing monthly Management Accounts
• Analyzing monthly and quarterly Management Accounts
• Analyzing labor costs with the HR department
• Preparing audit papers and any requirements needed to close off the financial year
• Submitting VAT returns in a timely manner
• Managing and mentoring the finance team
• Any other duty which may be required from time to time

• Minimum 7 years experience working in a similar role locally. Candidates coming from the retail and catering industry will be given preference
• Hold excellent intrapersonal skills
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Fully qualified and locally warranted accountant