Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the transactional accounting team for the site ensuring processes are continually reviewed to optimise efficiency
- Partner with the local and UK Management Team to provide real time support and analysis to add value and drive commercially focused decisions
- Lead the legal entity budgeting and forecasting processes to Group reporting deadlines , implementing improvements to balance sheets forecasting to enhance accuracy
- Ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly management reporting to the group
- Ensure all relevant year end reporting is complete for group and site, adhering to deadlines including management of the legal entity audits
- Ensure all statutory and fiscal reporting for the site is completed to relevant deadlines
- Ensure a robust control environment is maintained both in finance and the wider business
- Hand on support for the team in times of holiday cover and busy periods inclusive of cash/invoice postings, VAT and other ad-hoc duties
- Fill current gaps in skills and train out as appropriate i.e. Depreciation, VAT, Consolidation files including Absorption and Mills journal
- Ad-hoc analysis and projects as needed by the unit
Essential Skills
- Excellent Attention to detail
- Methodical, rigorous, persistent
- Highly organised, diligent and highly motivated
- Ability to develop strong working relationships and influence others
- Ability to problem solve and implement solutions to prevent re-occurrence
- An attitude to drive and implement improvements
- Ability to work under pressure to meet strict reporting deadlines
- Experience of managing teams
- Strong technical accounting skills
- Strong excel skills
- Ability to manage and train team members and drive accountability and results
- Ability and willingness to travel as required
- Demonstratable ability to mentor and advance team skills
- A positive team and culture fit
Essential Experience/qualifications
- Experience of working within a Manufacturing Environment
- Qualified Accountant with several years post qualification experience
- SAP/SAGE/BCP (or similar ERP) experience.
Desirable:
- Systems implementation experience
- SAGE experience would be helpful