Assistant Finance Controller

Job Description

Our client is a global manufacturing company and due to recent promotion, are looking to recruit an experienced accounting professional, who will join the company to support the Financial Controller with a wide range of responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for a degree-educated individual, who has a couple of years’ experience in a management accounting role, to join a progressive organisation. There are excellent career prospects here, as well as support with ongoing accounting qualifications. 
 
Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance to all financial procedures.
• Develop, execute, and control internal finance procedures including spending authorisation in accordance with Group procedures and policies.
• Ensure site activities are compliant with Faurecia finance related procedures (product flow, inventory, routings) and internal control basics.
• Participate in financial forecasting processes, providing data for budget, periodic forecasting.
• Collect and manage data consolidation and reporting, ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency, and delay compliance.
• Update information into the ERP System.
• Ensure reliability of standard costing.
• Contribute to controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, plant budgetary control.
• Collaborate with Shared Service Centre obtaining/providing proper finance information.
• Contribute to the control and management of the plant’s operating cashflow (capex, inventories, overdues).

Key Skills & Experience:

• Relevant degree in accounting/finance/business management
• Previous experience in a management accounting/assistant management accounting role. 
• Previous experience of working in an engineering or manufacturing organisation, in a finance/accounting position. 
• Very good general IT skills (MS Office)
• Solid accounting experience (ideally working towards a professional qualification).
• Very good general communication skills and able to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Additional Information:

• This is a full time, permanent, on-site role, 8am – 4:45pm (Monday – Thursday, 8am – 2:30pm (Fridays).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• On-site parking, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, retail discounts, holiday buy back and study support.

 
If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please submit an up-to-date CV including details about your current or most recent salary and your availability/notice period.

You can also call Stuart Moore on 01295 983573 for a discreet and confidential discussion about this opportunity.