Description
Financial Controller, Automotive Client, Midlands, IT Projects, 6 months
My Major automotive client is looking to appoint an Experienced Financial controller to support 3 key areas of their business operation. The role will support IT functions so experience in engaging with this stakeholder group would add value to the role.
The Role is based Wellesbourne and will be on an initial 6 month contract
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides the control and monitoring needed for the IT leadership team to make decisions accurately and report financial position to the relevant stakeholders
- Maintains baseline cost models of programmes and reports any exceptions to these baselines in a timely manner to the IT and Finance management team
- Builds in reporting for actual, committed and forecast spend based on baseline cost model
- Reports on cash-flow forecast of each programme
- Ensures programmes are managing to budget, and manages any roll over of budget to subsequent FY to ensure programmes maintain overall programme budget
- Ensures that commercial milestones are in line with the financial cost model
- Coaches programme teams in financial management processes and best practices to ensure adherence to the controls and methods in place
- Contributes to all aspects of project and programme management methodology across IT Programme portfolio
- Facilitates and builds in lessons identified and learned
- Understands and applies knowledge of companies finance processes and rules
- Provides guidance and coaching to programme team members on key financial processes
Key skills:
- Qualified Accountant Status
- Project accounting skills
- Build and maintain clear and concise management information of project financials
- Knowledge of IT accounting treatments eg what can be capitalised typically
- Good Understanding of SAP ERP/ECC and any other financial modules of SAP
- Understanding of SAP BI reporting capability/Business Objects
- Innovative, delivery focused with solution-focused mind-set
- Strong communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Political understanding & sensitivity
If you wish to apply for the above position, please call me on (see below) or email on (see below)
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 24 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.
Pontoon is a global HR outsourcing company specializing in improving an organization's talent. We manage the contingent workforce and statement of work resources on behalf of our clients, as well as source and recruit direct hires. Pontoon's approach results in significant cost savings and revenue improvement, increased worker quality, workforce insight and greater regulatory compliance. A division of Adecco with operations in nearly 100 countries and with more than 1,500 colleagues worldwide, the Jacksonville, Florida-based organization delivers solutions to more than 150 industry-leading companies.