Financial Controller

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Summary

This role is mainly office-based in our Birmingham office. We are willing to consider Permanent or Interim candidates and may be willing to consider part-time (minimum three days per week).

Petalite are a next generation EV charging company with a clear mission: to revolutionise electric charging technology. Following an extensive period in RD and a successful fundraising campaign, we are now poised to roll out our charging technology from 2025 and are putting together the Finance Team that will work closely with all areas of the business to facilitate our rapid scale-up. Over the next 6-12 months we will bringing Finance in-house and implementing new Finance systems and controls, including a planned transition from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central.

Our CFO is now looking for a qualified accountant to support her during this period of transition, laying the foundations of a world class finance system. The role will be split between systems implementation and management reporting. You should be confident and capable of handling all the key responsibilities of the role, but, as importantly, keen to engage with colleagues across the company, flexible in your approach, and focussed on problem-solving and continuous process improvement. This is a hands-on role in a lean organisation, where we are all willing to roll up our sleeves and get involved, with big ambitions to deliver agile, automated Finance systems and be a trusted business partner to all areas of the company.

Key Responsibilities

ERP Implementation: manage the transition from Xero to Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
Systems and Controls: help with the development and embedding of formal systems and controls
Management Accounting: supervise monthly management accounting, managing the month end close, generating monthly management information and ensuring all financial deadlines are met.
Candidate Requirements

Must haves:

Qualified Accountant
Engineering/Manufacturing experience
ERP Implementation experience
Nice to haves:

Knowledge of Xero and/or Microsoft Dynamics BC
Experience as part of Finance Team in a start-up/scale-up
Immediate availability
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £65,000.00-£80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events
Company pension
Flexitime
Free parking
Life insurance
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

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