Management Accountant / Head of Finance

The Company

A highly respected, midlands based Manufacturing company, with multiple sites established across the UK and worldwide who supply critical components into the highly lucrative Petrochemical and Oil & Gas industries. The companies flagship Midlands site has seen exponential growth over the last 18 months on the back of developing a fantastic working culture and reputation for a people first approach. The company are now seeking a Management Accountant / Head of Finance as they look to catapult this £100million turnover group towards new heights and execute their ambitious growth objectives.

The role
Reporting into the site MD with support of their European counterparts, a Management Accountant with fantastic communication and people skills is now required to join this versatile organisation.

You will take responsibility for:

• Financial reporting of monthly management accounts, weekly, monthly and annual forecasting and budgeting.
• Working collaboratively with a variety of internal functions including operations, purchasing and senior leadership team to drive profitability and performance. Also collaborating with UK FC & European leadership teams where necessary
• Taking responsibility for a team of 3 accounting / admin staff aligning the team with customer and insurance policies
• Annual audit requests, VAT returns, driving trade working capital & general improvement of financial processes
• Help develop the local site towards it's goal of increasing turnover by 50% in the next 12-24 months

What you need

It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing setting is Essential
• Excellent communication skills and leadership qualities to allow you to work collaboratively with local and regional stakeholders & leadership teams would be ideal
• ACCA/CIMA qualified with ideally 2 years Post Qual experience
• Multisite/regional responsibility would be a nice to have but not essential
• Flexibility and adaptable to new ways of working as the company is on a journey towards ambitious growth plans

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Experience of Opera accounting systems would be useful but not essential
• Implementation and management of ERP/MRP systems would be advantageous
• Costing experience, specifically within the manufacturing industry would be helpful

What we offer

On offer is the opportunity to join a really well established and respected manufacturing company with a huge global footprint. Having spoken with European counterparts, there is an opportunity to develop and progress from this role into a regional role within 18-24 months. The company are rapidly growing both in terms of finances and new ways of working meaning it is an exciting time to add value to a dynamic company who offer a great deal of variety. Along with this you will benefit from a salary of £45,000-£48,000, 33 days holiday, an annual bonus along with a high level of autonomy within your role.

How to apply?

For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on 0121 820 7020 or email me at Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

Pontem Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment agency who aim to bridge the skills gap between candidates and employers within the Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology sectors.

Pontem Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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