Financial Controller

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated; Totnes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Totnes is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee all financial matters, ensuring compliance with US GAAP. The ideal candidate will have a proven record in finance roles and the ability to work autonomously. Responsibilities include creating management accounts, monitoring costs, and managing the finance team. This position offers competitive benefits including a salary sacrifice pension plan and 25 days of holiday per annum.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice-led pension plan

Life assurance cover

Hybrid/Electric car scheme

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Competitive employee discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Qualifications

• Proven record of working autonomously across wider business functions.
• Hands-on role in a small Finance team.

Responsibilities

• Implement/support new systems according to corporate requirements.
• Create monthly management accounts and circulate Key Performance Indicators.
• Monitor and control costs, ensuring costing system accuracy.
• Liaise with auditors and ensure deadlines are adhered to.

Skills

Strong interpersonal acumen

Excellent communication, written as well as verbal

Experience of working in a manufacturing company

Ability to provide financial presentations

Goal-orientated team player

Education

Fully qualified accountant with CIMA, ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Be visionary. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Valeport have more than 50 years’ experience designing and manufacturing oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instruments. We are committed to supplying innovative, high quality, reliable instrumentation, and our philosophy of keeping development and manufacturing entirely in-house means we can retain complete control over all aspects of our product range.

Our stunning riverside premises in the picturesque town of Totnes in the southwest of the UK houses every facility required for design, CNC machining, environmental testing, assembly, calibration and servicing. This end-to-end approach means customers can have complete faith in our expertise and be assured that we will continue to provide them with the high levels of quality, performance and service they have come to expect.

We are looking for a Financial Controller to join our senior management team, working closely with the Operations Director and Group Controller to oversee all financial matters pertaining to Teledyne Valeport, including US GAAP based on monthly accounts, provision of rolling forecasts and business plans. The successful candidate will have a previous proven record of working autonomously across the wider business functions.

This is a hands on role, working in a small Finance team, and there is an expectation that the successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• To implement/support new systems in accordance with corporate requirements
• To ensure the internal control environment is in place and controls are operating effectively and in accordance with documented procedures required for SOX.
• Support and assist the Site Director and Group Controller.
• Create monthly management accounts together with the financial accountant and ensure timely circulation of Key Performance Indicators and variances against budget and forecasts, optimising information content for non-financial users.
• Control managed working capital and maximise cash generation.
• Monitor and control of costs, ensuring costing system accuracy.
• Contract review to include initial customer credit review, pricing and margin assessment, FX impact including embedded derivative status and payment terms.
• Liaise with external agencies e.g. auditors, HMRC etc.
• Liaise with internal audit team.
• Ensure all corporate deadlines are adhered to.
• Ensure all necessary data is provided for annual tax returns.
• Recommend courses of action which ensure that profit opportunities are maximised.
• Maintain the optimum use of the ERP system.
• Manage, motivate, and ensure the training and development of the Finance department.

Senior Management Responsibilities

• Contributing to the delivery of short term, and construction of long-term business strategy.
• Recommend courses of action with ensure profit opportunities are maximised, either arising from known changes to environmental matters of specific financial nature, or from any other reason
• Manage, motivate other team members.
• Ensure corporate and professional standards of ethics are adhered to.
• Participate in and contribute to the strategic issues of the company.

Education

You must be a fully qualified accountant with CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal acumen, communicate effectively
• Excellent communication, written as well as verbal.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing company preferred
• Ability to provide financial presentations and present information effectively
• Goal-orientated team player

Range Of Benefits Include

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%.
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.
• Salary sacrifice Hybrid/Electric car scheme
• 25 days holiday per annum plus public holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme of up to an additional 5 days per year.
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, (Medi-cash).
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.