Regional Financial Controller

STARK Building Materials UK; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Regional Financial Controller

Do you have a passion for influencing and driving sustained sales, margin and profit growth? Are you experienced in supporting strategic decisions? Are you in commuting distance of Binley, Coventry area?

Stark, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is looking for a new team member who is as passionate about great service as we are.

We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).

The purpose of this role is to work in partnership with Regional Managing Directors and Directors across the JPS and MBS business units to support the delivery of a customer and profitable growth strategy.

What you'll be doing:

1. Strategic Finance Leadership: Support the implementation, delivery and ongoing tracking of key regional initiatives to deliver sales and EBITDA growth.
2. Business Partnering: Contribute to the achievement of the business objectives by providing advice and guidance on financial strategy; focusing on identifying and driving improvement to the bottom line.
3. Decision Support: Generate insightful reporting and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making and ultimately support the profitable growth of the business.
4. Performance Management and Analysis: Conduct variance analysis to identify and address discrepancies between planned and actual financial performance.
5. Financial Planning and Analysis: Manage the financial planning process and own the production of the budget and re-forecasts for the relevant functional cost bases.

What you'll need to have:

1. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent accounting qualification with commercial experience gained post qualification.
2. Proven ability to turn data analysis into profit.
3. Proficient in financial modeling, but able to summarize the big picture simply and clearly.
4. Experience of working with Exec members and with cross-functional and matrix-structured working environments.
5. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
6. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and collaborate effectively.
7. A clear presenter of data, and confident dealing directly with senior stakeholders.

What's in it for you:

1. Discretionary bonus.
2. A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
3. Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support.
4. Generous employee discounts.
5. Access to discounts with hundreds of your favourite high street and online retailers.
6. Retirement savings plan.
7. Life assurance.
8. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child.

Why STARK?

We're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's next...

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.