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Role Name
Financial Controller
Company
Halden Foods Group
Location(s)
Trafford Park, Manchester
Work Mode
hybrid
Employment Type
full-time
Pay
£75,000 to £85,000 per year
Key Requirements
Skills
Group consolidationStatutory accounts (FRS 102)Cash flow forecastingCovenant reportingTeam leadershipFinancial controlAudit management
Tools
Dynamics 365
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA
Candidate
Summary
Senior Financial Controller (11+ years PQE) at S4C with ACCA qualification. Core strengths evidenced by role/title: financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting and maintaining internal controls. Native Welsh speaker.
Work History
Financial Controller at S4C
Jul 2012 to present
Trainee Accountant at Bevan Buckland LLP
Sept 2010 to Jul 2012
Education
- ACCA, 2014
Match Information
Match factors
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Matched(5)
- SeniorityRole: senior · Candidate: senior
- Work modeRole: hybrid · Candidate accepts: remote, hybrid, on-site
- Financial controlRole needs financial control; candidate summary cites maintaining internal controls as a core strength.
- ACCARole needs ACCA; candidate holds ACCA, shown in certifications and education.
- 3+ years relevant experienceNice to haveRole needs 3+ years relevant experience; candidate shows 11 years relevant experience.
Gaps(0)
No proven gaps
For your judgment(14)
- LocationRole: Trafford Park, Manchester · Candidate: Llandeilo, Wales, United Kingdom (99 mi)
- Employment typeRole: full-time · Candidate accepts: unknown
- PayRole: £75,000–£85,000 · Candidate: pay expectation not stated
- Group consolidationRole needs group consolidation; candidate profile does not mention consolidation experience.
- Statutory accounts (FRS 102)Role needs FRS 102 statutory accounts; candidate profile shows financial reporting but not FRS 102 specifically.
Reasoning
Why it fits
- The candidate currently holds the Financial Controller role, matching the job title exactly.
- The candidate has strong experience in financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting, and internal controls, which align well with the job's core tasks.
- The candidate holds the ACCA certification required by the job.
- The candidate has senior-level experience consistent with the job's seniority level.
Watch-outs
- The candidate's industry experience is primarily in media and telecommunications, while the job is in food and beverage manufacturing and engineering services, which may limit domain relevance.
- The job requires experience with group consolidation, statutory accounts under FRS 102, cash flow forecasting, and audit management, some of which are not explicitly evidenced in the candidate's profile.
- The job requires use of Dynamics 365, which the candidate has not demonstrated experience with.
- The job is hybrid in Trafford Park, Manchester, while the candidate is located in Llandeilo, Wales, with no indication of willingness to relocate, reducing practical fit.
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