Assistant Plant Finance Controller

Overview

In this role you will support the plant’s financial operations by ensuring accurate reporting and strong internal controls, while coordinating budgeting and forecasting. You will lead a small finance team, monitor key KPIs, and manage month‑end processes to drive financial integrity. The position offers exposure to audits, product profitability analysis, and continuous process improvements. You will work closely with the Financial Controller to safeguard financial performance at the Redditch plant and contribute to the company’s broader goals.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate and internal reporting to meet timetables and ensure financial integrity
• Assist in budget and short-term forecast preparation, P&L, cashflow and balance sheet
• Manage 3 direct reports and oversee key KPIs including AR and AP aging
• Own Free Cash Flow forecasting, monitoring and reporting
• Drive continuous improvements to financial controls and operational processes
• Conduct SOX testing reviews and present findings to the Financial Controller
• Perform preliminary balance sheet reconciliation reviews
• Calculate warranty exposure and provision
• Analyze product profitability and conduct month-end variance analysis
• Report plant performance (actual, budgets, forecasts, variance walks) using Hyperion
• Coordinate with external auditors for year-end and interim audits
• Oversee headcount review and sign-off
• Review, maintain and implement internal controls including quarterly SOX testing
• Develop direct report heads towards personal and professional goals and succession planning
• Support management of two stock-takes annually

Key requirements

• Finance / Business Degree
• Qualified Accountant
• Excellent IT skills especially Excel
• Strong communication skills
• High attention to detail
• BPCS experience
• IBM iSeries (AS400) and AS400Query knowledge
• Automotive experience
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Flexible problem-solving
• Team player
• Self-motivated

• strong communication
• team player
• proactive
• Excel
• BPCS
• IBM iSeries (AS400)

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