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Echion is growing and we’re pleased to be helping them find a Financial Controller to join their team.

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Echion is a world-leading battery technology developer based just outside Cambridge. They have developed advanced materials enabling the next generation of superfast charging batteries. This enables a fundamental rethink of how products are designed and used, from industrial e-mobility applications, consumer electronics, and more.

It's a fantastic time to join Echion. The company is successfully trading with its flagship XNO® product. They have big commercial ambitions and a super exciting roadmap of new products to develop.

They’re looking for like-minded people to be part of our journey towards a successful future.

About

Echion’s culture is one of consultation and inclusion. The business is driven by our core values of Pragmatism, Collaboration, Engagement, Enterprise, Reliability, Excellence and Customer Focus.

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Ceri Neal, Chief Financial Officer at Echion, says, “Echion is a company with a real sense of purpose and momentum. We know we have a great product, and we know there’s a great market for it. This has been validated by the success that Echion has had with fundraising over the last few years, showing that external stakeholders also see the huge potential out there. The company is also full of people who are smart, interesting, and interested from all over the world meaning that it’s an exciting, vibrant environment to work in.”

Based near Cambridge, Echion operates from a modern HQ with state-of-the-art lab facilities. For the right candidates we offer a competitive and progressive package of benefits.

Echion has strong strategic goals for the next 3-5 years, using funds raised to push the business forward. Ceri says, “It’s a really exciting time for Echion in terms of commercial progress. The key measure of success over the next few years is going to be our revenue growth and ensuring that we develop the business in all our key markets, both in terms of geography and also the applications in which our product is used. All our strategic planning underpins those goals.”

The role

Financial Controller - Job Summary

We are recruiting a collaborative, effective and motivated Financial Controller to manage the day-to-day operational accounting and treasury functions (including 1 team member), ensuring that the finance team continues to provide best-in-class support to the business as it grows. This role will maintain efficiency of processing and reporting as the business grows, while ensuring a robust control environment. This role covers both the UK company and overseas subsidiaries, including managing overseas service providers and monthly consolidation of subsidiary data into the management accounts.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified accountant to work in a vibrant commercial scale-up business, where we offer challenge and development within a supportive environment.

Key responsibilities

Line management of 1 team member and management of operational finance function.
Initial preparation of monthly management accounts to agreed timelines, including consolidation of overseas subsidiaries and preliminary commentary, within required timelines.
Oversight of purchase/sales order processing process and outputs and of payroll processing function.
Managing relationships and ensuring flow of information between Echion and external partners, including payroll processing, VAT returns, annual audit, R&D tax returns, overseas service providers etc
Treasury management of cash and currency, including short-term cash-flow forecasting and preparation of payments for approval by Management Team.
Ensuring that external reporting timelines are met (UK and overseas)
Providing support on projects including grants (application and claims)
Working with external accountants and Echion’s finance team to deliver audited accounts and corporation tax returns, including R&D Tax Credit claims, within four months of the year end.
Working with the CFO to review, improve and implement control and process improvements throughout the finance function and into the wider business.