Financial Controller - Maternity cover 12 months

EnerSys Delaware, Inc.; Newport; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerSys Delaware, Inc. in Newport, UK, seeks a Plant Controller to lead the plant's financial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, cost control and governance processes.

The role requires strong leadership of finance teams and deep knowledge of ERP-based costing systems. You will partner with the UK Financial Controller to ensure accurate results and robust internal controls for inventory, fixed assets, and capital projects, while driving continuous improvement across manufacturing

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading and managing professional teams within a finance function.
• Proven track record in plant/ manufacturing finance roles.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems, cost accounting and internal controls.
• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage the plant expense structure and cost-saving initiatives.
• Perform month-end closing and analyse cost drivers and variances.
• Provide analysis and advice on plant financial performance to management.
• Lead the annual budget process with site and management alignment.
• Coordinate with UK Financial Controller to reflect plant results in forecasts and budgets.
• Establish and maintain inventory, fixed assets controls and product costing.

Skills

Team leadership

Finance management

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Group reporting

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Plant Controller is accountable for managing plant financial performance, with full analysis and advice on the financial impact of management decisions, forecasting and budgeting, and implementing systems and reporting practices that support best practice governance and control environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and manage the plant expense structure. Identify and lead cost savings initiatives through established EnerSys frameworks like MDI and X-Matrix
• Review and validate plant monthly financial results in accordance with company rules
• Perform month-end closing for related operations and cost transactions. Analyse the cost drivers, prepare monthly variance reports on plan and forecast differences and their causes, on operating level for scrap, material cost and usage, and production efficiencies
• Provide analysis and advice to management team on plant financial performance
• Lead the preparation, review of the Newport plant annual budget together with management in line with the Company's strategy and Group reporting principles
• Cooperate closely with UK Financial Controller to ensure plant performance is properly reflected in actual results, forecasts and budgets
• Establish and maintain systems and controls over inventory and plant fixed assets
• Establish and maintain accurate and reliable product costing process in an integrated manufacturing ERP system
• Manage, review and correct accordingly Transfer Prices applied by the plant on Interco shipments in line with EnerSys policy
• Review production scrap process and identifies scrap reduction initiatives
• Manage capital investment projects financial assessment and payback criteria and support implementation of capital projects

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading and managing professional teams and managing a finance function as Finance Manager/Controller
• Minimum of 5 years' accounting experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment
• Excellent working knowledge and application of ERP (including SAP) and Excel
• Extensive experience of implementation and development of finance systems, controls and processes
• Qualified CIMA (preferred) or ACCA/ACA
• Experience working for a global manufacturing company in a matrix working environment

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.