Description
We are looking for a qualified Management Accountant/Financial Analyst or Financial Controller to join a market-leading Aerospace and Defence company on a 12 month contract.
Primary Purpose of the Role:
- Manage the Shared Service reporting team
- Ensure all month-end reporting deadlines are met for ISR & DMS UK and reporting packages are submitted accurately & efficiently
- Maintain a close relationship with internal stakeholders, acting as a coach/finance partner as necessary
- Ensure adequate review of balances sheet/GL reconciliations at that balances are fully understood and any differences dealt with accordingly;
- Ensure strategic financial information for the ISR/DMS UK is controlled and co-ordinated
- Be accountable for accurate, timely and reliable financial information with supporting analysis & commentary for BOR and other reporting phases
- Be accountable for the integrity of all information provided through suitable internal controls and reviews, in accordance with all accounting requirements and statutory compliance
- Provision of regular, or ad hoc, financial reports & management accounts in line with Group and UK reporting requirements
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Lead the provision of financial reports & management accounts for ISR UK, including commentary and analysis as may be requested, in line with Group and UK reporting requirements
- Oversight and control of all Magnitude reporting for ISR & DMS UK (Com, A, F, OCF, MB, MYB, CbN etc) ensuring accurate & complete submissions.
- Oversight and control of CbN reporting in TM1, ensuring reconciliation to Magnitude at all times
- Preparation of monthly BoR packs for ISR & DMS UK
- Ensure the integrity of reported financial information through suitable internal controls, review and compliance with statutory and group accounting principles
- Lead the compliance and development of internal controls to satisfy company ICQ
- Identify, lead and implement change initiatives to improve delivery, internal controls and departmental effectiveness
- Escalate risks & opportunities quickly and to the appropriate management level
- Play a full part in the annual MYB (Multi-Year Budget) process - develop and maintain effective mechanisms for the preparation of annual budgets & estimates and for the production of realisable financial forecasts
- Maintain the principle budget tool - the Datasim packs.
- Provide re-forecasts of financial results as required (incl PL, BS, Cash, WCR/OCR as necessary)
- Prepare the annual tax packs, Statutory Accounts and annual Insurance questionnaires
- Lead reviews with the businesses of PL and BS, and ensure all corrective action is taken to resolve issues
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are performed on a timely basis, and corrective actions are taken to resolve issues.
- Ensure costs are understood, controlled, challenged and communicated to Domains as part of their re-charge schedule
- Ensure cost centre reviews are held in accordance with the companies cost centre process.
- Assist in the implementation of IT tools and reporting techniques
- Ensure all departmental deadlines & commitments are honoured
- Liaise with Internal & External auditors
- Ensure as far as the role dictates that financial affairs are conducted in accordance with Group Principles & processes
- Maintain an ethical approach to business in line with the companies Ethics Policy
Experience:
- Experience in a Finance role in a complex Matrix organisation with multiple customers
- Financial governance, reporting & technical accounting background
- Strong MS Excel skills & use of IT tools
- Evidence of having identified changes & improvements to processes and/or tasks and seen those through to implementation
Skills
- Drive & enthusiasm
- Good communication skills/interpersonal skills, establishing strong internal relationships
- Ability to cope with & manage change
- Flexible & adaptable
- High professional integrity and ability to challenge the status quo and influence change
- Maintain an independent perspective whilst remaining a close member/trusted advisor to the business
- Values being part of a team whilst also taking personal responsibility for their part within it, and their impact on the teams overall effectiveness.