Opportunity to join a professional and driven finance team in the aeropspace industry to focus on management accounting and business partnering for the engineering business area.
Client Details
An industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology.
Our client interfaces with both the world's biggest airlines and air framers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest air framers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!
In the UK, our client specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.
Description
- For the Engineering business area provide month end accounting (inc posting month end journals) and reporting of financial performance based on IFRS15 Revenue fromContracts principles, providing analysis, understanding on variances and advice on corrective actions that could drive improvements.
- Overall IFRS15 reporting compliance for the business.
- Coordination and calculation of the annual RDEC self-assessment claim
- Coordination and calculation of the Patent Box tax claim
- Lead for financial submission of all Engineering/Technology grant applications.
- Finance approver for purchase requisitions
- Facilitate and ensure robust inputs from business areas for forecasts, budgets and the MTP (Mid Term Plan)
- Working closely with the Finance Manager - Programmes & Engineering, the Management Accountant - Programmes and Purchasing, and the Programme Managersand Directors, to provide financial support for robust EAC reviews identifying if corrective action is required.
- Provide monthly analysis and forecasts of cost saving initiatives for the Engineering business area, including validation of claimed savings.
- Monthly review & analysis of RTDI.
- Promote increased financial understanding and awareness in business areas, working with the Finance team and business to develop informative and value add KPI reporting.
- Ensure adequate financial controls are in place and maintained and act as the conscience of the business ensuring that general controls and processes are adhered to in business areas in line with best practice.
- Provide finance support for projects within the Engineering business area as required,including the development of finance reporting systems.
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) analysis by programme and variance analysis versus plan and forecast.
- Alignment of the Engineering headcount/resource plan to cost to completes, research and technology and post design support forecast hours.
Profile
- Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
- Good understanding of discounted cash flow modelling and financial assessment of different business options.
- Proficient in the use of all MS Office packages, particularly Excel and Powerpoint
- Month end accounting, reporting and forecasting support in a cross functional environment within Industry
- Working within a fast paced Group Company environment
Job Offer
- Competitive salary with bonus scheme.
- Hybrid role with flexibility to work from home.
- Career progression opportunities.