Business Controller / Management Accountant

Summary: The Business Unit Controller / Management Accountant role involves supporting financial planning and analysis functions within a finance team, focusing on performance tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and financial risk mitigation. The position is critical for both recurring and project-based finance initiatives, contributing to strategic decisions and continuous improvement efforts. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background and experience in a manufacturing or commercial environment. This role requires collaboration with operational managers to ensure financial robustness in improvement projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across business units in alignment with company financial goals.
• Collaborate with operational managers to define and validate improvement projects, ensuring financial robustness (sizing, business case, ROI).
• Produce and manage timely, accurate financial reporting to both local and central teams, highlighting variances and potential risks.
• Provide critical financial insight and challenge to operational performance, recommending and supporting mitigation strategies.
• Assess business cases for investments and operational initiatives, applying rigorous financial evaluation and assumptions testing.
• Support financial control activities across various categories, including Recurring Costs, Inventory, Non-Recurring Costs, and Capex (Jigs & Tools, where required).

Key Skills:

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA preferred) with minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in a manufacturing or commercial environment.
• Proficient in SAP or similar financial reporting systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional, multi-national teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Prior experience in a highly regulated or engineering-led environment (e.g., aerospace, defence) is desirable.
• Knowledge of lean financial processes or involvement in finance transformation projects.

Salary (Rate): 35.00

City: Filton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other