Financial Controller-Coventry
Financial Controller-Coventry
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As a Financial Controller you will be a key business partner to the plant management ensuring the achievement of critical performance metrics including Sales O.I FCF CapEx Headcount and Inventory targets.
Your responsibilities also include implementing robust internal controls and delivering comprehensive plant performance reports.
Youll manage objectives for seven direct reports ensuring their development toward personal and professional goals. Additionally youll lead the communication execution implementation and assessment of financial controls to ensure compliance with SOX regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as an integral part of the Plant Finance and Management team providing support and control to the Redditch plant.
- Responsibility for all aspects of corporate and internal reporting to ensure adherence to timetables financial integrity and completeness.
- Management and completion of month-end processes including variance analysis.
- Reporting plant performance (actual budgets forecasts variance walks) through Hyperion.
- Preparation and presentation of budgets and forecasts (profit and loss cash flow and balance sheet).
- Management of the Redditch Finance team.
- Management of key KPIs including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable aging driving improvement and efficiencies.
- Pursuing Continuous Improvements to financial controls and other operational processes within the business.
- Judgmental Reserves Schedules and Accrued Liabilities reporting. SOX Testing Reviews and presentation to the Divisional Financial Controller.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation Reviews.
- Warranty exposure calculation and provision.
- Product Profitability Analysis and Reviews.
- Working closely with external auditors for year-end and interim audit work internal audit FOAs and Balance Sheet reviews.
- Headcount review and sign-off .
- To review maintain and implement internal controls including quarterly SOX testing.
- Development of direct report heads to achieve personal and professional goals also supporting the longer-term succession plan.
- Management of two stock-takes annually.
- To complete ad hoc tasks as and when required.
Key Skills And Qualifications
- Fully Qualified Accountant (min 5 years qualified)
- Finance / Business Degree
- Proven experience in finance and accounting within a manufacturing or plant environment
- Automotive industry experience preferred
- Good working knowledge of IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query
- Continuous Improvement mindset
- Internal audit/control review experience
- Excellent I.T skills especially in Excel
- Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple conflicting deadlines.
- Highly developed planning and organizational skills.
- Team management and development focus.
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Employment Type
Full Time
