Fleet Finance & Controls Manager: Cost & Automation

Vanrath; Newtownabbey; In loco; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

25 days' annual leave

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Career development and training

Descrizione del lavoro

Vanrath is seeking a Commercial Finance & Controls Manager to take ownership of cost performance, systems and commercial insight across a large-scale fleet operation in the UK and Ireland. You will drive cost visibility and profitability by partnering with Finance, Fleet Maintenance, IT and operations.

You will be an experienced, professionally qualified accountant, with at least two years in cost control or commercial finance, and strong Excel and system skills.

Competenze

• Qualified accountant with CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• At least two years' cost control or commercial finance experience.
• Experience with job costing and PO processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to support business systems.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proactive in identifying cost-saving and process improvements.

Mansioni

• Monitor and control operational costs including parts, labour, tyres, and repairs against budget.
• Develop and benchmark maintenance spend budgets across Fleet Maintenance.
• Track job costing and cost-per-asset, ensuring rechargeable work is billed promptly.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports, variance analysis and KPI reporting for senior management.
• Provide financial insight to support cost management, profitability analysis and strategic decisions.
• Analyze supplier and contract costs to identify savings and renegotiation opportunities.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting for Fleet Maintenance costs.
• Oversee day-to-day operation of business systems, maintain data integrity and support users.
• Identify process improvements, automation and reporting enhancements with IT/external providers.

Conoscenze

Advanced Excel

Cost accounting

Cost control

Analytical thinking

Financial reporting

Non-financial communication

Formazione

CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent

Strumenti

ERP systems

Financial software

Descrizione del lavoro

Vanrath is seeking a Commercial Finance & Controls Manager to take ownership of cost performance, systems and commercial insight across a large-scale fleet operation in the UK and Ireland. You will drive cost visibility and profitability by partnering with Finance, Fleet Maintenance, IT and operations.

You will be an experienced, professionally qualified accountant, with at least two years in cost control or commercial finance, and strong Excel and system skills.