- Financial Controller and business partner providing accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis to support the decision making and financial control oversight of the manufacturing facility. Responsibilities will include leading a Plant finance team.
- Lead and manage the finance team, providing all aspects of financial control and transactional processing for the production facility.
- Provide proactive business support and financial analysis to the Plant manager and management team
- Manage financial reporting in a timely manner including
- Monthly Management and statutory audited accounts;
- Monthly P&L's comparison to budgets
- Monthly balance sheets and Monthly cash analysis
- Review Balance sheet reconciliations held on "Blackline"
- Oversee cost effective financial back office activities (payables, receivables, credit control, banking, VAT returns etc)
- Prepare accurate and timely annual financial plans/budgets and monthly outlooks/forecasts including cash forecasting.
- Support the Finance Controller – Compliance UK in maintaining effective internal controls relating to:
- Sarbanes Oxley
- Senior Accounting officer etc
- Support the site management team in the appraisal of new investment proposals
- Proactively contribute to a continuous analysis to remove or drive down costs, maximise revenues and recognise synergies with other GPI sites across the UK.
- Proactively participate in the continuous analysis and review of site profitability by individual production activity and provide the financial support to bring about change.
- Conduct performance reviews, design development plans and set annual goals and competencies for finance team.
- Co-ordinate and control regular reviews of debtor and creditor reviews to ensure accuracy of records.
- Assist other roles within the Finance department where necessary.
- Finance Qualification – desirable, still considered if experience obtained within a similar industry at a financial controller level or higher.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in a Financial Controller role
- Excellent excel skills, Outlook & Word
- In depth finance experience – ideally in Manufacturing or FMCG
- High attention to detail
- Computer literate, SAP experience beneficial
- Knowledge of SOX and SAO - extremely beneficial
- Experience of working to tight reporting deadlines (Corporate reporting environment)
- Excellent communication skills essential, ability to give clear written and verbal instructions, clearly understand and explain technical and commercial issues to customers and have a good understanding of procedures and processes.
- Highly responsible, reliable and flexible with a strong work ethic.
- Able to effectively prioritise and adapt to a varied and changeable workload
- Punctual, professional with good attendance
Financial Controller - Leeds, United Kingdom - Graphic Packaging International - Europe
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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We're one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.
With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry's best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.
If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you.
A World of Difference. Made Possible.
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