Financial Controller
Newport, Wales

About Us

At Newport Transport, we’ve been helping people get around our city for more than 100 years. From horse-drawn carts to the latest electric buses, we are always at the forefront of Newport’s public transport solutions.

Operating over 40 services throughout the city, we take our passengers to Cardiff, Cwmbran, Chepstow and Monmouth as well as providing school services from our fleet of nearly 100 buses.

We are now seeking a Financial Controller to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £60,000 per annum
- Pension
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Free bus travel on all Newport Bus Services and partners
- Employee Assistance Programme

This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre, qualified accountant with a superb leadership style to join our forward-thinking organisation.

You will discover a wealth of professional development prospects, further honing the skills that will progress your portfolio and enhance your career track.

What’s more, in this mid-senior level role, it is envisaged that there will be progression opportunities within the next two-three years, making this the ideal role for those looking to continue growing.

So, if you’re ready to take the wheel and join the team, read on and apply.

The Role

As a Financial Controller, you will oversee the finances of our company, providing day-to-day operational management across our finance function.

Leading and managing our Finance Team, you will ensure the accuracy of financial reporting, including PAYE, tax and VAT, as well as making sure that systems and processes are robust and deliver maximum efficiency. You will also prepare financial statements, budgets, cash flows and management accounts.

You will collaborate with our Senior Leadership Team to ensure the effective management of financial resources, and use financial data to help support planning and commercial decisions to secure our growth and profitability.

Managing the day to day activities of the finance team, you will ensure they complete the payroll accurately and oversee our cash office function. You will also manage the day-to-day activities of the Reception Team to ensure they deliver an excellent front-of-house service.

Additionally, you will:

- Act as the main point of contact for external auditors
- Review of cash flow and production of forecasts
- Complete annual statutory accounts in management accounts format
- Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations
- Steward and administer accounting and payroll systems

About You

To be considered as a Financial Controller, you will need:

- To be a qualified accountant with post-qualification experience
- An understanding of modern management information systems
- The ability to delegate, motivate and monitor team activity
- Commercial awareness, with an interest in business and an understanding of how an organisation works and manages resources
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to explain complex financial information

The closing date for this vacancy is the 30th April 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Finance Business Partner, Chartered Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant, Head of Finance, Head of Accounts, or Head of Accountancy.

Webrecruit and Newport Transport are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re ready for a new opportunity as a Financial Controller, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.