Business Controller / Management Accountant

Business Controller / Management Accountant

Posted 1 week ago by Morson Talent

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£40 Per hour
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Chester
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Accounting Annual Budget Preparation Budgeting Business Case Capital Expenditure Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Finance Financial Planning Investments Management Management Accounting Performance Improvement Process Improvement Return On Investment SAP Applications Stakeholder Management

Summary: The Business Controller/Management Accountant role in Broughton involves management accounting and financial controlling, requiring strong analytical skills. The position includes both recurring and ad-hoc activities aimed at process improvement, alongside project-based opportunities. The successful candidate will support budget and forecast processes while providing robust financial reporting and analysis to drive operational performance. This is an 8-month contract position with a focus on collaboration with various stakeholders across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units, ensuring alignment with financial objectives.
  • Collaborate with local business managers to define improvement projects for budget inclusion, validating financial information for decision-making.
  • Provide financial reporting to operational and controlling teams to ensure visibility of performance and early warning of financial risks.
  • Challenge operational performance and advise management on achieving targets through improvement measures.
  • Assess business cases for operational investments and performance improvement projects, ensuring robust financial evaluations.
  • Conduct financial controlling activities in Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost, and Capex Jigs/Tools as requested.

Key Skills:

  • Qualified Accountant (CIMA preferred) with a minimum of 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment.
  • Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic team with a positive, proactive mindset.
  • Strong communication skills for engaging with multiple stakeholders at various levels.
  • Continuous improvement mindset.

Salary (Rate): £39.98 hourly

City: Chester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Business Controller/Management Accountant; based in Broughton; 8 month contract; Up to £39.98 per hour Umbrella / Up to £30.22 per hour PAYE

Role Overview – The Business Unit controlling, i.e. management accounting, work is varied and requires strong analytical skills. There will be both recurring and ad-hoc activities, on which there will be a drive to make the processes leaner, together with project-based opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • In support of the central controlling teams, drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units, ensuring robust financial planning and consistency with company financial objectives
  • Contribute, working closely with the local business / operational managers, in defining / proposing the list of improvement projects eligible for inclusion in the budget assumption pack for the business units, validating the relevant financial information (sizing, business case & ROI) for decision making
  • Manage the provision of robust and topical financial reporting to local & central operational / controlling teams to ensure visibility of performance versus target and early warning of potential financial risks
  • Challenge operational performance and support / advise management in achieving their targets by driving improvement measures and mitigation actions on all financial topics
  • Participate in the assessment of business cases / proposals for operational investments and performance improvement projects, ensuring robust challenge of assumptions and financial evaluations
  • Financial controlling activity in the categories: Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost and Capex Jigs / Tools (on request)

Skill Set

Essential

  • Qualified Accountant Preferred (CIMA), with at least a minimum of 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment
  • Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, enthusiastic team and to contribute with a positive, proactive mindset
  • Strong communication skills – multiple stakeholders at different levels and in different countries
  • Continuous improvement mindset

Morson is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

CIMA; ACCA; FCCA; ACMA; GCMA; ACA; AAT; project accountant; management accountant; reporting accountant; finance manager; finance controller; FPA; forecasting; audits; finance business partner; stakeholder management; business partnering; process improvement

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