About the Role - To provide financial input and analysis for Doff UK, working with the Doff Operations Director, GM – UK & RoW, and the UK Distribution and Finance Business Partner, involved in all business activities and new initiatives.
This role provides an opportunity to play a leading role within a fast-paced Finance team, to take ownership of and to provide support to the Doff manufacturing operation and the wider business.
Responsibilities
Monthly Reporting
* You will be comfortable working to short month end deadlines, as well as regular external reporting requirements.
* Submitting accurate monthly accounts to Group Finance that have been fully reviewed.
* Providing detailed commentary to Regional GM to assist understanding of the monthly financial performance.
* Ensure that financial reporting complies with relevant financial regulations and reporting requirements.
* Ensure that external reporting requirements for the business are met, including VAT, Intrastat, EC Sales, ONS surveys.
Forecasting and Budgeting
* Partner with the business to produce the annual budget
* Collaborate in the design of budget holder reviews using analysis of actuals vs budget with stakeholder requirements and feedback
* Identify opportunities to work with Operations to improve profitability based on analysis of the financials.
* Prepare weekly cashflow forecasts and drive improvement in net working capital.
Controls
* Reconcile balance sheet accounts and review reconciliations completed by the Accounts Assistant on a monthly basis implementing improvements and efficiencies as needed and escalating risks to the Group CFO.
Other
* Line management responsibility for the Accounts Assistant and Financial Analyst.
* Key role in implementation of new ERP due Q3-Q4 2025.
* Work closely with Pelsis’ group auditors to ensure the smooth completion of annual financial audits.
* Adhoc support to the Group Finance team as and when required.
* Adhoc support and partnering with the wider business as and when required.
Required Skills
* Be a qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or working towards.
* Have experience in working in a similar role within manufacturing.
* Have excellent people/line management skills.
* Communicate financial data in a confident and engaging manner to non-financial colleagues.
* Have the ability to work productively and flexibly under pressure to meet tight deadlines, especially those at month end.
* Have strong communication skills in order to work alongside colleagues and all internal and external stakeholders and a proven track record of business partnering at all levels within an organisation.
* Be a self-starter who wishes to take ownership of the role and can suggest areas of development to create greater efficiencies within the role.
* Having experience of using SAP Business One, Navision or Microsoft AX would be valued, but not deemed a necessity.