Finance Systems Administrator

GKN Aerospace; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Birmingham is seeking a Finance Systems Administrator to maintain and support the OneStream consolidation system. This role requires strong Excel skills and attention to detail, providing first-line support and collaborating with multiple teams. With competitive salary and benefits, including a robust pension scheme, this position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for career growth and global travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Industry Leading Pension Scheme

Life Assurance 8 x salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Virtual GP Clinic

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Basic familiarity with financial systems and willingness to learn.
• Experience in training end users.
• Understanding of consolidation and financial KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Support data loads and integrations.
• Provide first-line support to internal users.
• Manage user access and security roles.
• Assist with data uploads and validations.
• Support reporting activities.
• Document processes and create user guides.
• Collaborate with finance, IT, and external consultants.

Skills

Proficiency in Office 365 including strong Excel skills

Awareness of financial close and reporting cycles

Strong attention to detail

Clear and professional communications style

Proactive attitude

Education

Prior experience in a finance or accounting role

Tools

OneStream

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Melrose Industries plc is a British aerospace manufacturing company based in Birmingham, England. It is the parent company of GKN Aerospace, a British multinational aerospace engineering and technology business with 16,000 global employees across 12 countries worldwide.

Working as a Finance Systems Administrator this role will perform regular maintenance and administration tasks related to the OneStream consolidation system. First line support for internal users resolving issues or escalating either to Group Finance or external OneStream consultancy. Support finance system development and analysis requests, again coordinating with external OneStream consultants as needed.

This is a central function opportunity in which you will work as part of Melrose plc, supporting our 3 GKN Aerospace business lines; Civil, Engines, and Defence.

This will see you collaborating with international colleagues, with support from an external support function allowing you to grow your knowledge on the OneStream system.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support data loads and integrations.
• Provide first-line support to internal users across regions.
• Manage user access and security roles.
• Assist with data uploads and validations.
  Maintain metadata and workflow structures.
• Support reporting activities (Cube Views, Quick Views, dashboards).
• Participate in testing and change management (e.g., UAT, patch testing).
• Document processes and create user guides.
• Track and log system issues and resolutions.
• Collaborate with finance, IT, and external consultants.

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• Proficiency in Office 365 including strong Excel skills.
• Awareness of financial close and reporting cycles.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate records.
• Basic familiarity with financial systems and willingness to learn.
• Clear and professional communications style.
• Proactive attitude.

Desirable

• Exposure to OneStream.
• Prior experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Understanding of consolidation, intercompany eliminations, or financial KPI’s.
• Experience in training end users.

Travel requirements - potential for limited travel globally.

What We’ll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary and remuneration package dependent on experience.
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to a 1:1.5 basis. Up to 12% employer contributions!
• Life Assurance 8 x salary.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Flexible working hours.
• Income protection.
• Shopping discounts.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.