Role Profile:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well estabilished manufacturing business who are currently entering a period of change. You will focus on maintaining and developing an effective Finance function and aligning activities with the Company's strategy.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain appropriate Manufacturing and Financial systems for measuring all necessary aspects of manufacturing and financial resource and development according to agreed budgets and KPI's.
• Plan, develop and implement strategy for finance management and development (including budgeting, monitoring, Management reporting, credit control, purchase ledger, costing, cash management, investment appraisals).
• Reporting and accounting as per regulatory and legal requirements including taxation, dividends, annual report and accounts.
• Monitor, measure and report on commercial issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales.
• Manage and develop direct reporting staff according to company procedures and policy.
• Contribute to the evaluation and development of financial strategy and performance in co-optation with the executive team.
• Maintain lean, efficient and relevant operational, reporting, communication and planning systems.
• Manage internal communications and awareness of corporate direction, mission, aims and activities.
• Liaise with other departmental managers to understand all necessary aspects and needs of financial information and development, and to ensure they are fully informed of financial objectives, purposes and achievements.
• Manage, appraise and control departmental expenditure within agreed budgets.

Required skills:

• Extensive experience of Standard Costing and ERP Systems within a manufacturing environment, strong preference for Microsoft AX and Atlas
• Supervise a finance function that provides advice and information to all parts of the organisation.
• Demonstrated strong financial management skills, ensures that control systems are operated in accordance with company policy.
• Excellent budgeting skills and has fostered good relationships with auditors and regulators.