Cash Accountant

Safran; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Structured training & progression

Job summary

Safran Actuation UK is seeking a commercially minded Cash Accountant to drive cash reporting, forecasting and analysis across the business. You will partner with Finance, Supply Chain and Shared Services to optimise cash flow and influence financial performance, while advancing your expertise within a supportive team.

You will own cash reporting, budgeting and FP&A activities, contributing to strategic plans and improving financial processes in a global engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong analytical and Excel skills.
• Ability to digest and manipulate complex data sets for reporting.
• Experience in FP&A or management accounting within manufacturing/engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Prioritisation and self-motivation in a global/matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of cash reporting, bank reconciliations, forecasting and budgeting.
• Analyse monthly financial performance and identify trends and variances.
• Lead weekly/ monthly forecasts, annual budgets and long-term plans.
• Consolidate sales and margin reporting across value streams.
• Develop and maintain reporting templates for Finance and stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity with strong controls and governance.
• Investigate data issues and implement improvements.
• Provide meaningful FP&A analysis for informed decisions.
• Collaborate with Value Stream Finance, Supply Chain and Shared Services to understand cash movements and FX exposure.
• Support FP&A activities and continuous improvement in Finance.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Self-motivated

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Job description

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Finance and management - Accounting

Job title

Cash Accountant

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for a commercially minded Finance professional to join our team, playing a key role in driving cash performance and delivering high-quality financial insight across Safran Actuation UK.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a business partnering role where you'll collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, Shared Services and operational teams to optimise cash flow, support strategic decision-making and influence business performance. You'll take ownership of cash reporting, forecasting and financial analysis while helping to shape business plans and improve financial processes.

Working within a supportive Finance team of qualified, part-qualified and early-career professionals, you'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise, build strong stakeholder relationships and make a visible impact across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Take ownership of cash reporting, bank reconciliations, forecasting and budgeting, ensuring accurate and insightful reporting for key stakeholders.
• Analyse monthly financial performance, identifying trends, variances and opportunities to improve business performance.
• Support the delivery of weekly forecasts, monthly forecasts, annual budgets and long-term strategic plans, ensuring data accuracy and alignment across the business.
• Lead the consolidation of sales and margin reporting across multiple value streams for actual results, forecasts and strategic planning.
• Develop and maintain reporting templates that meet the needs of Finance and wider business stakeholders.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data by maintaining strong controls and governance processes.
• Investigate data issues, identify root causes and work collaboratively with stakeholders to implement improvements.
• Produce meaningful financial analysis that supports FP&A reporting and enables informed business decisions.
• Partner closely with Value Stream Finance Teams, Supply Chain, Finance Shared Services and other business functions to understand cash movements and foreign currency exposure, helping to optimise cash performance and mitigate FX risk.
• Support wider FP&A activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the Finance function.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure to strategic financial planning, commercial finance and cross-functional business partnering within a global engineering organisation. If you enjoy analysing data, influencing stakeholders and driving financial performance, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a collaborative and forward-thinking Finance team.

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress

Candidate skills & requirements

Key Behaviours

• Adaptability - Readily responds to changes in business requirements or scope of responsibilities.
• Analytical Thinking - Applies root cause techniques when faced with problems and uses the knowledge gained to mistake proof the process.
• Proactively identifies patterns in conflicting information.
• Business Innovation - Champions change and continuous improvement as business opportunities.
• Provides creative and thoughtful input to improve processes, methods, products.
• Customer Focus - Pursues the best customer-focused responses that add value to the business.
• Listening - Works to develop "win-win" agreements with co-workers and stakeholders.
• Communication - Communicates clear understanding of one's subject matter and offers informed positions. Follows up on commitments made to others; assures closure.

Essential

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Strong Analytical skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent financial planning, analysis, and reporting skills
• Ability to digest and manipulate complex data sets to translate into meaningful information.
• FP&A or management accounting experience in a manufacturing and engineering business.
• Ability to prioritise workload, be self-motivated and be an effective communicator.

Desirable

• Experience working in a matrixed or global organisation
• Knowledge of Aerospace
• Lean / continuous improvement mindset

Position location

Europe, UK, England

Job location

Stafford Road WV10 7EH Wolverhampton