Leads site finance operations, including monthly and annual accounts, budgeting, cash forecasting, fixed assets, ledgers, payroll, audits, statutory accounts, reporting, and five-year planning. Manages and develops a four-person finance team while advising local and corporate stakeholders on financial decisions. Requires a qualified CIMA, ACCA, or ACA accountant with controller-level and manufacturing costing experience.
Role Profile
This role will be responsible for the preparation, delivery and evaluation of the monthly, quarterly and annual site accounts and budgets. Leading the Finance team, the successful candidate will provide a strategic approach to key stakeholders within the business for sound financial business decisions to be made.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with the competencies identified within the EHS Management System manual
- Promote a positive, participative, and proactive culture throughout the site that heavily focuses on safety of personnel and quality of products
- Management and development of the finance team of 4 individuals
- Preparation and delivery of month end processes and accounts
- Cash management & forecasting for local leadership and corporate leadership
- Maintaining the fixed asset register and undertaking periodic fixed asset inspections
- Supervising the purchase ledger & sales ledger processes to ensure full compliance
- Oversight of Payroll
- Create weekly and monthly presentations to detail the financial performance of the business
- Liaising with key stakeholders (local leadership team and corporate team) to provide ad-hoc reporting and information
- Liaising with external auditors during the year end process
- Monthly accruals and prepayments
- Preparation of annual budgets
- Preparation of Statutory accounts
- Working alongside the Sales Manager and general Manager, assume responsibility for the preparation of the five-year plan
Person Specification
- CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified
- Demonstratable leadership skills
- Ability to achieve key deadlines on a monthly basis
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Previous experience of operating at a controller level
- Manufacturing experience with an understanding of costing
- Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft excel
- Understanding of US GAAP accounting is desirable.
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