Assistant Financial Controller

Rotork; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotork in Manchester is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller to help maintain the integrity and accuracy of financial operations at our factory. You will support statutory reporting, risk management, and audits, while ensuring strong control environment and regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will assist in delivering timely financial reports, manage local tax obligations, and collaborate with stakeholders on capital investments, asset tagging, and remediation

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent.
• Member of a professional accounting body or MBA.
• Experience in a technical finance role, preferably manufacturing.
• Experience in reviewing statutory financial reports and local reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of local GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.
• Experience working in a global/matrixed environment.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel).
• Proficient in financial systems (D365, OneStream).

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of financial reports.
• Support the Financial Controller in maintaining the integrity of statutory reporting.
• Provide input into the fixed asset impairment process with the BPO team.
• Advise stakeholders on accounting implications of capital investments.
• Remediate control deficiencies to maintain solid accounting systems and policies.
• Coordinate local audit activities (internal and external) with auditors.
• Ensure full compliance with local tax regulations and statutory reporting.
• Oversee physical asset tagging and verification locally.
• Support local payment processes where execution occurs within the market.

Skills

Technical finance experience

Statutory reporting experience

IFRS/GAAP knowledge

Global/matrix environment experience

Excel proficiency

Education

University degree or equivalent

Member of a professional accounting body or MBA

Tools

D365

OneStream

Job description

The Assistant Financial Controller plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial operations within our Manchester Factory. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this position supports financial reporting, risk management, and audit activities, helping to ensure a strong control environment and adherence to regulatory and tax requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate and timely delivery of financial reports
• Support the Financial Controller in maintaining the integrity of statutory reporting through the application of local accounting knowledge
• Provide input into the fixed asset impairment process in collaboration with the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing team)
• Advise business stakeholders on the accounting implications of significant capital investment decisions
• Assist in monitoring and remediating control deficiencies to maintain effective accounting systems and policies
• Coordinate local audit activities (internal and external), including liaising with auditors and providing required documentation
• Ensure full compliance with local tax regulations and statutory reporting requirements
• Oversee physical asset tagging and verification processes where required locally
• Support local payment processes where execution must occur within the market

Qualifications

• University Degree or equivalent
• Member of a professional accounting body(e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, OROC, OCC or equivalent)or MBA
• Demonstrated experience and success in a technical finance role, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the review of statutory financial reports and other local reporting requirements
• Strong understanding of local GAAP and IFRS accounting standards, with the ability to interpret and apply with judgement to a complex business
• Experience working in a global environment and matrixed organisation
• Proficient in MS Office applications (particularly Excel)
• Proficient in the use of Financial systems (preference for: D365, OneStream)

Additional Information

Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving.

From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market leadership. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.