# Financial Controller

**Company**: Multimatic
**Location**: Coventry
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17110208

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## Description

The Financial Controller will manage the month-end and year-end closure processes accurately and on time. They will prepare and present monthly financial reporting packs to the Group office, lead cash flow planning, credit control, and working capital management. This role requires delivering financial insights and analysis to support senior leadership decision-making, ensuring accurate financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and identification of risks and opportunities. The Financial Controller will also lead and develop the Finance team, ensuring consistency and excellence in financial operations.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing the month-end and year-end closure processes accurately and on time.

- Preparing and presenting monthly financial reporting packs to the Group office.

- Leading cash flow planning, credit control, and working capital management.

- Delivering financial insights and analysis to support senior leadership decision-making.

- Ensuring accurate financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and identification of risks and opportunities.

- Leading and developing the Finance team, ensuring consistency and excellence in financial operations.

- Overseeing project accounting and profitability tracking to support commercial performance.

- Acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, providing financial guidance on performance optimisation and cost efficiency.

- Providing strategic direction and oversight to project teams, ensuring accountability and timely delivery of financial objectives.

- Managing statutory reporting, tax compliance, and audit requirements in line with corporate and regulatory standards.

- Championing continuous improvement, strengthening internal controls, and supporting the evolution of financial systems and processes.

- Reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

- Supporting senior management with scenario planning and financial modelling for future business initiatives.

- Supporting capital investment processes, including preparation of approval forms and analysis (MIRR, DCF, and payback).

- Serving as a mentor and coach to Finance team members, fostering professional growth and performance excellence.

- Leading or supporting ad hoc financial projects and initiatives as required.

## Skills

### Required
- ERP systems
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective leadership qualities
- Sound decision-making ability
- Advanced IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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