Rutherford Cross is delighted to be partnering with a growing, highly profitable, Glasgow based construction business to appoint a Financial Controller. The company has built an excellent track record of delivering successful projects across Scotland. Within the next 5 years the appointed candidate will be expected to step up to take over as Finance Director. The position will be office based.

The Role

This is a varied role which involves all aspects of maintaining financial records and general accounting including:

• Taking ownership for preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Handling monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconciling control accounts
• Supervision of Accounts Assistant
• Proactively make improvements to processes where possible
• Supervising payment runs
• Computing and submission of VAT, CIS and PAYE tax returns
• Preparing draft balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Complying with financial policies and regulations
• Supervising payroll
• Using Sage 200

The Candidate

The Financial Controller position requires an accountant who possesses excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. The ability to build relationships with and influence internal stakeholders, is a key requirement, as are first class technical accounting skills.

A strong track record of achievement both professionally and academically is required given the nature and requirements of this position.

A summary of the key candidate requirements are as follows:

• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Strong technical accounting skills with great attention to detail
• Demonstrable ability to maintain robust financial control environment and drive process improvement/efficiency
• An approachable manner, working as part of a team working to achieve companywide objectives
• Advanced Excel skills
• Effective interpersonal skills, managing communications within the finance team and across all departments in the business
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Strong analytical skills to support business decision making processes
• Inquisitive & with the ability to learn quickly
• An accountancy qualification is preferrable

Remuneration:

• Salary: £50,000-£60,000
• Holidays: 20 days plus 9 stat, goes up to 25 & 9 after 5 years
• Life Assurance: 4 * salary death in service cover
• Working Hours: 30 – 5.30 Monday to Thursday 8.30 – 5.00 Friday
• Pension: 3% employer & 5% staff workplace pension
• Bonus: Discretionary paid twice year June and December
• Professional Fees Paid