An international specialist engineering business is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to support their CFO. This will be a hands-on role with a broad range of responsibilities including management of financial reporting and accounting operations. More specifically, the role will cover: Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules for review by the CFO on review and finalisation Take ownership of assigned areas of the month-end and year-end close Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and depreciation. Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts Oversee the integrity and timeliness of ledger transactions, managing a small team Control of month end journal posting including WIP, prepayments, accruals etc Maintain the Fixed Asset Register Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process including PandL and variance analysis Support the year-end close and preparation of supporting schedules for external audit requirements We are looking for a talented, qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) who has a strong technical accounting background who can take ownership of a small finance operations team. An advanced user of Microsoft Excel is essential as this is used extensively. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail are important personal competencies. You must be a confident, articulate communicator to interact across multiple countries and be willing to be hands on when ..... full job details .....