Job Specification

The Job You’ll Do;

• People Management responsibilities for a finance officer/Accounts Clerk.
• Monitor product cost, margins and variances on a weekly basis and examine any discrepancies, taking any corrective action which is required and advising relevant management in the business including the Finance Director.
• Develop reporting tools/KPI dashboards as necessary to share key financial measures on cost/productivity with the wider business team. Tailor communication methods as needed to the target audience.
• Liaise with other departments to prepare monthly sales and margin forecast, monitor and report on progress against forecast on a daily basis.
• Review cost estimates prepared by engineering (BOM) against cost estimates prepared when work originally priced, report on any discrepancies.
• Monitor Direct Labour utilised across the business to ensure it is matched to BOM requirements and volumes, report on any discrepancies.
• Monitor and control overhead expenditure across all departments including reporting to and meeting with cost centre managers on actual vs budget spend, reporting to management team on reasons for deviation and potential corrective actions and control overhead expenditure across all departments including reporting to and meeting with cost centre managers.
• Analyse and report on overhead spend on a weekly basis, including expected outturn for the month, through preparation of the weekly cost dashboard.
• Monitor and control cash flow cycle including monthly cash flow forecast and weekly net cash reporting.
• Prepare mid-month flash report using inputs from sales and cost dashboards along with discussion and feedback from other departments to forecast expected result.
• Prepare monthly Management Accounts (including Flash Report), liaise with other departments as needed for input on analysis of results
• Provide input regarding overhead forecast for annual budgeting process along with any mid-year forecasts as necessary.
• Ensure all employees are correctly allocated to relevant departments to ensure accurate cost allocation.
• Responsibility for all insurance matters.
• Responsibility for all pension matters.
• Main point of contact with auditors at year end.

About You;

• Highly numerate, intellectually strong and capable of digesting and interpreting technical information.
• Confident and articulate communicator with a proven ability to build relationships at all levels of the business
• Rigorous, methodical and well organised with excellent attention to detail and ability to deliver to deadlines.
• Identifies and delivers process improvement and positive change.
• Able to manage their own workload to ensure that activities are correctly prioritised and that all interested parties are aware of responsibilities, deadlines and progress.
• Accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment preferred.
• Previous experience working within ERP environments (SAP preferred)

Benefit and Rewards on offer;

• Competitive Salary
• Permanent Contract
• Strong and secure organisation.