Assistant Financial Controller (12m FTC)

Rotork; Chadderton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading flow control company is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller for a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Chadderton, England. The role involves working closely with the Financial Controller on financial strategies, managing the finance team, ensuring compliance, and preparing management accounts. Candidates should have an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification, advanced Excel skills, and experience in a finance environment, ideally engineering or manufacturing. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the business in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Table, Vlookup, and Macros.
• Essential experience in a finance environment, preferably in engineering or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise the finance team to ensure effective operations.
• Ensure transactional records are maintained accurately in accordance with guidelines.
• Develop and implement financial strategy alongside the Financial Controller.
• Ensure compliance with accounting procedures and internal audits.
• Report accounting information up to group level via OneStream.
• Maintain sales and cost reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor cash levels and maintain appropriate forecasting.
• Assist with preparation of business forecasts, QPRs, and budgets.

Skills

Advanced IT skills

Experience working in a finance environment

Experience with ERP systems

Management skills

Education

Qualification of appropriate Accountancy board (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Assistant Financial Controller (12m FTC)

• Full-time
• Department: Finance

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.

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) based at our Chadderton, Oldham location.

The Assistant Financial Controller will work closely with the Financial Controller to develop and implement financial strategy for the Company and also the rest of the Senior Management Team on the implementation of Company strategy.

As part of the role you will be preparing and consolidating appropriate, timely and relevant Management and Statutory Accounts for all Bifold Group subsidiaries including all supporting analyses and reconciliations, for detailed review by Financial Controller.

Other Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:

• Management and supervision of the finance team and ensuring all staff members are operating effectively
• Ensuring all transactional records are appropriately maintained; accurate, up to date and in accordance with all Rotork Group control guidelines
• Working closely with the Financial Controller to develop and implement financial strategy for the Company and also the rest of the Senior Management Team on the implementation of Company strategy
• Ensuring all Bifold Group accounting procedures comply with Rotork Group guidelines – RGAPP and GAG – and all Internal Audit observations
• Reporting of accounting information up to group via OneStream
• Implementing and maintaining appropriate mechanisms for sales and cost reporting at a product and customer level
• Monitoring cash levels in all company accounts and ensuring appropriate forecasting mechanisms are in place to maintain cash positions as targeted
• Assisting with the preparation of business forecasts, QPRs and Budgets and variance reporting against them

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Qualification of appropriate Accountancy board (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Advanced IT skills, particularly Excel to Pivot Table / Vlookup / Macro level.

Experience of working in a finance environment essential, preferably engineering/manufacturing

Experience working with ERP systems

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.