View When Should Your Start-up Hire a Financial Controller?

When Should Your Start-up Hire a Financial Controller?

Every business decision made has a financial impact on your company. Whilst things like tracking revenue, staying on top of accounts payable and receivables, and administering payroll are essential to your business, non-financial transactions will undoubtedly also have an impact. While it may have been easy for the business owner to manage these various tasks when they were first starting out, it becomes increasingly…

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View How financial monitoring can drive your business performance

How financial monitoring can drive your business performance

When assessing the financial performance of your business, there are many critical questions that need to be answered to help reassure the business owners that the company is in a healthy and stable position. Is the business running smoothly? Is it successful, or is it failing? What parts are acting as growth drivers? In order…

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View 3 reasons your business needs a Financial Controller

3 reasons your business needs a Financial Controller

Small and medium-sized business owners have a lot on their plates. Depending on the size and structure of their organisation, their responsibilities can include hiring and managing staff, developing client relationships, monitoring the company’s growth strategy, and ensuring the business remains profitable — to say nothing of managing the day-to-day operations. One of the biggest…

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View How a Financial Controller can keep your business on track and help it to grow

How a Financial Controller can keep your business on track and help it to grow

It’s not always easy to manage your finances and keep them on track. For small businesses or larger enterprises it can be helpful to get a fresh perspective on your financial activities.  Bringing the services of a qualified financial controller, as opposed to an unqualified bookkeeper or a practicing compliance accountant to your business could…

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View 5 Reasons to Talk to Your Financial Controller

5 Reasons to Talk to Your Financial Controller

There’s been an evolution in the responsibilities of the FC. Financial Controllers (FCs) are moving past the traditional financial controller remit and are playing a more strategic role in their company’s operations. According to a recent study by Ventana Research, roughly one in five FCs have a strategic influence in their companies, and that number…

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View The top goals of a Financial Controller

The top goals of a Financial Controller

The role of the financial controller is forever changing. Their responsibilities go beyond keeping on top of a company’s numbers. As the role of FC becomes more strategic, the responsibilities have in turn transformed. Finance Directors are also experiencing change that impacts the financial controller’s job role. They are no longer expected or in some…

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View EFM is delighted to welcome on board a new Financial Controller to our country-wide network of Associate Directors: Mark Davis

EFM is delighted to welcome on board a new Financial Controller to our country-wide network of Associate Directors: Mark Davis

About Mark Davis…. An experienced Financial Controller working in both privately owned and listed companies. In addition to strategic and operational responsibilities, he has experience in reorganisations, financial management, financial analysis, process redesign, fundraising and employee education.   As a Chartered Management Accountant, he can apply his experience and analytical skills to a wide range…

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