Financial Controller - Maternity cover 12 months

EnerSys Ltd. - UK; Newport; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerSys is seeking a Financial Controller for the Newport plant on a 12‑month maternity cover. You will lead the plant’s financial performance, drive forecasting and budgeting, and ensure robust governance and control environments.

Responsibilities include month‑end close, cost analysis, and collaboration with the UK Financial Controller to reflect plant outcomes in reports and plans. Strong ERP/SAP experience and accounting qualifications are required.

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.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage the plant expense structure and lead cost savings initiatives.
• Review and validate plant monthly financial results in line with company rules.
• Perform month-end closing for related operations and cost transactions; analyse cost drivers.
• Provide analysis and advice to management on plant financial performance.
• Lead the Newport plant budget and align with group reporting principles.
• Cooperate with UK Financial Controller to reflect plant results accurately.
• Maintain systems and controls over inventory, assets and product costing.
• Manage transfer pricing for Interco shipments and scrap reduction efforts.

Skills

Finance management

Forecasting & budgeting

ERP proficiency

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Career Opportunities: Financial Controller - Maternity cover 12 months (13349)

Requisition ID13349-Posted08/19/2026

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.

Job Purpose

The job description is pending.

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.

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

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

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