Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
The Site Finance Manager is the key manager for all site level financial matters. They are the business partner to the Site Leader and report to the Global Finance Director. The role has primary day-to-day responsibility for the integrity of financial data on site. This encompasses robust transactional processing, local management judgement, governance and reporting as well as the ownership of systems enabling the planning, control and reporting of financial results for both management and statutory purposes including overall P&L, balance sheet and cash accountability for the site.
Job Responsibilities
1. Business partnering
2. Ensuring strong corporate governance
3. Ensuring management team has a strong understanding of their impact on critical financial performance measures
4. Supporting the overall objectives of Finance within GKN Aerospace.
5. Work closely with the site lead and operations to deliver and offer insight into site financial performance, budget and strategy, and ensure that costs and results are controlled and reported appropriately
6. Day-to-Day accounting: Invoicing, cost control, month end reporting etc.
7. Oversee the business’s budgeting and forecasting processes, including providing assistance in developing the 5-year financial plan.
8. Act as a liaison with internal and external auditors, ensuring prompt resolution of information requests and isssues.
9. Manage capital appropriations to ensure that capital expenditures are budgeted, properly authorized, spend is controlled and to confirm value delivered from projects.
Job Qualifications
10. Strong in managing finance, accounting, budgeting, control, pricing, business analytics and reporting
11. Strong analytical skills
12. Forward-thinking and takes a global view regarding the business
13. Connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrates emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly, collaboratively and persuasively
14. Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
15. Clear understanding of relevant technical accounting framework
16. Good understanding of the Aerospace industry
17. Ability to operate at senior levels with management and other stakeholders.
18. Very good communication and interpersonal skills
19. Self-motivated, energetic, interested in details and in the same time be able to have a strategic view.
20. Capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines.
21. Unquestioned business ethics, honesty, and integrity.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.