Site Financial Controller/Business Partner

This role delivers the accounting function for a newly acquired company and provides business partnering to the Manager - Finance and the Senior Manager - Manufacturing. The role will have full responsibility for the end-to-end finance function from revenue recognition to producing management accounts with a key focus on creating and implementing finance processes. The role will have a key focus on business partnering which will play a key part in decision making.

Business Partnering

• Analyse performance and key metrics to provide up-to-date and value adding insight
• Work closely with key non-financial stakeholders to support sound financial decision making
• Provide accurate and relevant commentary to the Parent finance function to enable an accurate picture of performance
• Drive a continuous improvement methodology and mindset into the site

Month End Processes & Procedures

• Perform allocated month end processes and procedures in a timely and accurate manner
• Monitor and comply with month end timetable
• Comply with accounting standards and Group accounting policies
• Prepare / Review reconciliations for manual accounts including substantiation of reconciling items
• Prepare fortnightly receivables/debtors tracking
• Manages the General Ledger including month end close, review and reconciliation
• Manages the external audit processes. Ensure Audit packs are complete and accurate
• Preparation of Inventory and execution of new inventory management system
• Project accounting management
• Contribute to the delivery of timely and useful information and financial advice to drive business decisions
• Proactively assist the business monitor and action key reconciliations such as assets under construction
• Support of any finance projects, cost savings initiatives or benefits programs, or ad hoc tasks as directed

Financial & Management Reporting

• Prepare business unit financial statements - business unit B/S, P&L, Cash Flow and consolidation of financial statements
• Prepare trial balance and issue other nominated financial and management reports
• Assist with the annual budgeting process, consolidating and analysing results and liaising with business units on their submissions;
• Assist with forecasting (monthly and strategic) and reporting on results to management.

Audit & Balance Sheet Review

• Participate in internal and external audit as required
• Assist with the preparation of the Balance Sheet Review template as required
• Assist with Asset verification process as required

Administration and Compliance

• Compliance with relevant standards, Segregation of Duties and financial authority limits.
• Compliance with all tax, treasury, statutory and financial policies
• Contact for External auditing requirements