Mersen
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER (SITE) WITHOUT ACCOUNTING (FI123_02) 1
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About the Company:
Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials for high-tech industries. Present in 33 countries with 50 industrial sites and 18 R&D centres, Mersen develops custom solutions and supplies key products to meet the new technological challenges that will shape tomorrow's world. For more than 130 years, Mersen has been constantly innovating to support and satisfy its customers' needs with the same high standards. Be it in wind power, solar power, electronics, electric vehicles, aeronautics, space or countless other sectors, wherever technology is progressing, you will always find a bit of Mersen.
Role Description:
Working closely with the UK Financial Controller and UK General Manager, you will be responsible for end-to-end finance operations, budgetary control, financial analysis and planning, completing company projects as well as improving procedures and controls. The role will be located in our Teesside site, however as part of the UK Finance Shared Service Centre, you will participate and assist in the management of the Finance function for the UK and become a key Business Partner for senior management.
Main Duties:
- Designs and develops reports relating to an activity/project/product/site.
- Analysis and reporting in accordance with a defined timetable, the performance of an activity/project/product/site based on defined objectives, budgets and forecasts or data from the previous year.
- Determines the cost, the cost price of a service, a unit, product, project (standard or real return).
- Responsible for the drafting of the budget and forecasting indicators.
- Implements tools/processes or escalation procedure allowing the production of reliable metrics and KPI within a defined time-period.
- Writes reports for the UK General Manager or UK Financial Controller on the performance of activity/project/product/site.
- Certifying the integrity of ERP data and financial accounting transactions.
- As a financial expert, advise the UK General Manager or UK Financial Controller with complex subjects.
- Participates to Capex management (follow up, post-project analysis, valuations).
- Working closely with non-finance related stakeholders.
- Participate where relevant, in regular accounting closing operations (forecast, estimates, closing of production operations).
- Supervises in the inventory and fixed asset’s reliability (counting, valuation, provision).
- Variance analysis.
- Assist in the preparation of statutory reporting.
- Internal control.
- Cash flow improvement.
- Internal and External audits.
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Candidates must also be willing to travel occasionally between UK sites (Teesside, Holytown and Portslade)
Qualifications:
- Accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent extensive experience.
- 3 years’ experience within a similar manufacturing role.
Skills:
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with an ERP (preferably JD Edwards).
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Critical thinker/Problem solver.
- Ability to manage own workload and work autonomously.
What Mersen UK Teesside Offer:
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays, 3 days of entitlement will be held to cover the Christmas shut down.
- Private Healthcare for all employees, after successful completion of the 12-week probationary period.
- Generous Pension scheme.
- Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Service, includes discount from many High Street Retailers and cashback options. This also includes an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Profit sharing scheme.
- Company Sick Pay.
Main duties
- Supervises the Site’s accounting head(s) in carrying out and checking (i) internal Group reporting and (ii) in producing statutory accounts and where relevant, tax return. Helps Site’s with complex accounting operations and depreciations and provisions. Facilitates the relationship with auditors on the Site’s under his responsibility.
- Supervises the production of the budget for the relevant Site’s, in accordance with the directions given by the relevant Group Segment/Business Unit.
- Implements the relevant reports/metrics. Prepare regular Forecast on Sales, Operating Income, Cash.
- Writes a report on a monthly basis (or supervise this process) for the Group Segment/Business Unit to explain the performance of site’s with regard to results and working capital (in comparison with the previous year, forecasts or budget) and follows the site investment plan.
- Helps the Business (General) Manager, the Site (General) Manager or the Segment/Business Unit’ VPs to draw up plans to optimize costs and improve cash flow (or with any other project that will have a positive effect on the results or value of the site), then implements and monitors action plans using appropriate metrics. Participates in investment case study and validates financial calculations.
- Manages site taxes (along with the Group Finance Department), consulting local expertise, especially for transfer pricing.
- Informs the Group Finance Department of risks relating to exchange rates and commodities. Manages the credit management of the Site’s under his/her responsibility.
- Implements necessary actions for internal control and prevention of significant financial and legal risks (contacts, litigation, trade barriers, guarantees, etc…).
- With the Group and Group Segment/Business Unit, participates in the management of the financial services in the Site’s under his responsibility (organization, recruitment, training, etc.).
- Is required to play a cross-disciplinary role in information systems (project management, management of ongoing improvement, etc.).
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. The job titles do not mean the male variant but stand for the gender-neutral designation of the profession according to wikipedia. People are welcome regardless of gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.
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