Job Description

Financial Controller

An exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning boatyard as a key member of the sales office team. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Accounts function reporting to the Directors. We are looking for someone with the ability to progressively grow in the role by taking increasing responsibility for financial tasks under the direction of the current retiring Financial Controller over a handover period.

With almost 50 years of trading, Morgan Marine has built-up a solid reputation within the leisure marine industry, maintaining its vision of being the best small boatyard in the UK by far. The Company is positively vibrant, forward looking, and has seen impressive growth in recent years. With this growth set to continue, the Company is now looking to bolster its team with a hardworking, energetic, driven and self-motivated Assistant Financial Controller.

Duties to include:

Reconcile bank accounts

Record all boat sales and boat purchases

Reconcile and post weekly takings

Order stationary, supplies for workshop and yard areas

Reconcile petty cash

Record holidays and absence

Assist with monthly payroll

Assist with Company pension scheme (NEST)

Assist with maintenance of stock list and depreciation management

Assist with Fixed Asset record maintenance

Assist with reconciliation of prepayments and accruals

Assist with reconciliation of financial statements

Assist with posting monthly journals

Assist with VAT returns

Record annual stock take figures for year end

Assist with the preparation of year end accounts for submission for external audit and statutory accounts preparation

Post all purchase invoices

Assist with payment of suppliers and reconcile supplier statements

Raise moorings and storage invoices, workshop invoices, Chandlery monthly accounts and ad hoc invoices as required

Send monthly statements

Credit control

Assist with electric readings and invoicing

Take bookings for moorings and storage

Communicate with yards team regarding bookings and changes to daily diary

Deal with customer queries and take payments face to face and over the telephone

Keep pontoon mooring map up to date

Book out electrical meters and maintain customer electric records

Liaise with transport drivers and customers regarding boat movements

Ability to work to deadlines

Able to work as part of a team

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Reliable and punctual

Good attention to detail

Competent with MS Excel and other MS Office tools

Experience with Sage 50

Company pension scheme

4 weeks holiday, plus bank holidays

Discretionary company bonus scheme

On site parking

Annual Personal Development Review

Full time, 40 hours per week Monday to Friday

Work location - In person, Brightlingsea, Colchester

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 22,000.00-32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking On-site parking Store discount
Experience:

Accounting: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person