Financial Controller - Transparent Recruitment Solutions Ltd : Job Details

Are you a finance professional with experience in manufacturing? Would you like to work for a business that genuinely values its people?

Transparent is pleased to support one of our longstanding clients in the recruitment of a Financial Controller to oversee financial operations to include financial control and accounting activities of the Plant, as well as general and cost accounting.

Working for a long-established business that is acquisitive and continually growing, your duties will include:

• Responsibility for planning and coordinating the Plant and CAPEX budget, whilst providing direction and insightful costs analysis to the plant and any improvement recommendations
• Preparation of monthly Plant reporting to support decision making to include direct labour variance, material usage, scrap, departmental spend, purchase price, etc.
• Assisting with the month-end close to include review of journals and supporting balance sheet reconciliations
• Conducting in-depth cost analysis to improve operational efficiencies
• Coordination of Plant Managers and Operations to facilitate the periodic update of standard costs in the bill of materials
• Maintaining systems and controls over inventory and Plant fixed assets
• Providing new products costing and CAPEX analysis for new factory projects
• Overseeing the efficiency and accuracy of inventory management processes
• To be the main point of contact for financial issues relating to Plant manufacturing

The Person:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment
• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) or "qualified by experience"
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Excellent communicator with a high attention to detail
• High standard of computer skills to include Excel and ERP systems

In return, our client offers a competitive base salary together with a car allowance, free parking on site and hybrid/flexibility working. 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home.

If this sounds like an ideal opportunity for you and you come with the requisite skill-set, please contact Samantha Harris for further information.