This role will support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, associated analysis as well as general commercial support and strategic decision making.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

· ?Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement & balance sheet forecasts, operational reporting) taking into account company's goals and financial standing.

· Develop sales and margin reporting on a company, region, plant, customer and product basis.

· Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans.

· Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.

· Develop robust financial analysis of historic and future performance to enable appropriate commercial and strategic decision making.

· Prepare and present financial rationale / justification for capital expenditure proposals for group authorization.

· Provide market insight and commercial analysis to identify and analyze potential strategic and operational opportunities for the group.

· Tracking delivery of business initiatives and providing insight and analysis for success criteria

· Work with divisions to assist in the preparation of long-range plans and business cases for new capital expenditure purposes and cost benefit analysis.

· Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function.

· Support development of a business analytics/intelligent system

· Prepare and post journal entries as needed

· Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts

· Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring data accuracy

· Review financial transactions for accuracy and compliance

· Manage customer pricing, maintain precise records, update pricing quarterly, and perform monthly pricing audits

· Work closely with the commercial finance team to assist with pricing audits and support as needed.

· Assist in preparation of tax returns

· Examination of travel expenses (occasionally)

· Support in the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with the International Standards

· Capex and RFAs

· Daily, Weekly and Monthly reporting

· Production of Management packs

· Syteline, BI, BPC and Blackline inputs

· SOX Controls and Compliance

· Prepare detailed business analysis

· Track physical inventory

· Continuous Improvement support and tracking

Qualifications and Skills:

· ACA/ACMA/ACCA/ Qualified

· Experience in the use of accounting software packages

· Strong commercial awareness

· US and GAAP accounting principles

· Previous experience or working within a manufacturing environment

· 3-5 years' experience financial analysis, cost accounting or finance (preferred)

· Excellent knowledge of MS applications (advanced in excel)