Business Controller - Maternity Cover

CRH; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company is seeking a Finance Business Controller for a 12-month fixed contract in the UK or Ireland. The role involves preparing financial reports, liaising with finance teams, and supporting compliance with internal controls. Candidates should be qualified accountants with strong data analysis skills and proficiency in Excel. This hybrid role requires weekly travel to the Birmingham office. Benefits include a bonus scheme, enhanced holiday entitlement, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Discounts on retailers

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with CIMA, ACCA, or ACA certification.
• Ability to manage workflows with multiple stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrable skills in data analysis and manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare consolidated reports and financial analysis.
• Liaise with finance teams regarding budget preparation and forecasting.
• Support performance improvement and compliance with financial controls.

Skills

Qualified accountant CIMA, ACCA or ACA

Data analysis and manipulation

Proficiency in Excel

Experience with Power BI

Experience with SAP, ExQL or Hyperion

Strong attention to detail

Effective communication

Report writing and presentation skills

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

ExQL

Hyperion

Job description

At CRH, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

Due to maternity leave, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Controller for the UK & Ireland Cement and Packed Products (C&PP) cluster on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract, based in either the UK or Ireland.

As a Finance Business Controller, you will support the UK & Ireland C&PP Finance Director through regular and ad hoc reporting, reviewing and monitoring financial results. This role has strong engagement and influence with both the UK and Irish finance teams, across the business planning and reporting cycles and on all financial reporting matters.

Main Responsibilities

In this role you'll :

• Prepare consolidated reports, high level commentaries, financial analysis, and presentations for key stakeholders as part of the key monthly reporting processes.
• Liaise with the Tarmac C&PP and Irish Cement Finance teams in respect of budget preparation, forecasting, strategic plan preparation, and other processes throughout the year.
• Support the performance improvement aspect of the Finance’s role, working closely with the UK and Irish finance teams on management information development and process simplification.
• Work alongside the Finance Leader to ensure C&PP compliance and engagement with Internal Controls, Internal Audit and External Audit teams, including being a primary point of contact for the co-ordination of SOX activities and process improvement activities in the business.
• Offer support and oversight across a range of topics including but not limited to: performance bridges, performance initiatives, Capex approvals and spend, UK CO2 purchase program, weekly sales reporting.
• Take ownership of ad hoc projects and data analysis as required.

Experience & qualifications

To be successful in this role you'll need :

• To be a qualified accountant CIMA, ACCA or ACA and ideally available immediately, or with a short notice period.
• A proven ability to manage workflows with multiple stakeholders in an effective manner.
• Demonstrable data analysis and manipulation skills.
• A proficiency in Excel is essential, while Power BI skills are valuable.
• Experience using SAP, ExQL or Hyperion is an advantage.
• A drive for results combined with a strong attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate effectively with excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Please note this is a hybrid role in the UK or Ireland, with the need to travel to our Birmingham office once a week.

We offer...

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits :

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Working Parents Training and development opportunities

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