Financial Controller

• Analyse and review monthly results.

• Perform variance analysis against current and prior year monthly results.

• Provide support and strategic input to management.

• Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement

• Prepare monthly management reports

• Responsibility for Financial Control and record keeping

• Development of financial control systems and procedures

• Responsibility for all areas of the year-end audit

• Manage relationship with local auditors

• Ensure integrity of inventory

• Preparation of quarterly profit, balance sheet and cash flow forecast

• Preparation of annual budget and co-ordination of management plan

• Provide an input into Lucy Electric's medium-term strategic plan

• Responsibility for funding and cash flow management

• Analyse and review forecast and budget results

• Perform variance analysis against budget (forecast) and prior year results

• Responsibility for foreign currency conversion (working with Group Treasury department)

• Responsibility for customer credit limits and cash collections

• Manage local banking relationships

• Compliance with local tax regulations

• Responsibility for both direct and in-direct taxes

• Manage the relationship with local tax specialist

• Liaison with Group Tax department

• Provide financial information and advice to support decision making by the CEO and local management

• Develop financial and operating management information

• Support for sales tendering and perform financial reviews of key tender and contract terms and conditions

• Supporting business initiatives (e.g. outsourcing, cost control and reduction)

• Fixed asset investment appraisal

• Network with local management to improve information for decision making

• Provide financial models

• Support external relationships with key stakeholders

• Represent Finance in the development of Microsoft D365

• Support the development of best practice and performance metrics

• Day to day staff management

• Performance appraisals

• Employee development

• 5 years’ accounting experience within a commercial and manufacturing business.
• Strategic thinking
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate financial data to non-financial employees
• Able to produce management reports with the ability to present the results in meetings
• Extensive experience in analysing data for decision making purposes and able to communicate the findings for all levels
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to document business procedures
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modelling
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Attention to accuracy and detail required
• Great presentation skills.
• Ability to influence and persuade

• Knowledge of the electrical supply industry
• Knowledge and use of Microsoft D365
• Sound IFRS knowledge.

• Charismatic Leader able to influence others at all levels of the organization.
• Leads by example and inspires our people to do the right thing.
• Articulates a clear vision for the future.
• Empowers and trusts our people to come up with the right solutions.

• Cooperates and works across the organisation to deliver the business results
• Encourages challenge to foster new ideas and ways of doing things
• Gets things done and makes it easy for others to do the same
• Builds authentic, effective working relationships

• Values our culture and actively encourages sharing different points of view
• Is true to themselves and their own values, beliefs and convictions – takes time to grow continuously
• Has a positive can-do attitude

• Communicates with clarity
• Openly encourages debate to achieve the best outcomes
• Open to giving and receiving feedback; identifies, coaches and develops future talent

• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Full driving licence

Lucy Group