FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Our client, a large group having an established and significant presence in the books and toys industry, is looking to recruit a Financial Controller to be responsible for overseeing the Groups accounting and finance teams.
The position would support the decision-making process for strategic initiatives of the group, also ensuring that the Financial and Non-Financial Managers are provided relevant information analysis for their business decisions.
The position will be directly responsible for directing and supervising financial planning, accounting and control systems, coordinating the reporting, forecasting / budgeting process between the commercial, marketing and finance departments, managing the external audit and banking relationships and will also lead the HR, administration, IT and risk management functions.
The candidate must: be professionally qualified (CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent). have minimum 10 years proven experience - industry experience is preferable, though not a must. be a strong team player having managed a fairly large team. have worked closely with senior management and owners. Possess good written and oral communication skills. Exhibit strong expertise in financial and strategic planning with the ability to promote process improvement and develop new procedures. Salary and benefits would not be a constraint for the right candidate and will be commensurate with background and experience.
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Keyword Stuffing
Keyword stuffing refers to using the same keyword again and again in an unnatural way to get your resume past the ATS.
People engage in keyword stuffing because some ATS software gives applications a higher ranking when it detects a keyword is used more. For instance, an ATS might assign a higher score to a candidate who mentions “search engine optimization” six times over one who mentions it three times.
Here’s an example of how one applicant tried to stuff the keyword “customer satisfaction” in their resume:
Boosted customer satisfaction by 47% by implementing customer satisfaction methods as part of company-wide effort to increase customer satisfaction rates.
Trained 7 new staff members in all aspects of housekeeping, ensuring that they meet health and safety standards
An applicant stuffs the keyword “customer satisfaction” on their resume.
See how extreme this is?
This technique might get your resume past the ATS, but will immediately turn off the hiring manager — ruining your chances of getting hired.