Financial Reporting Controller
Apply remote type Hybrid locations Templecombe Crawley Bristol Cheadle time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: December 4, 2024 (12 days left to apply) job requisition id R0270417 Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom.
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air.
Your health and well-being matters to us, and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Financial Reporting Controller
Location: Templecombe, Crawley, Bristol or Cheadle
Hours of work: 37 hours
Would you like to work for Under Water Systems (UWS), a world leader in its field, the major exporter of sonars and associated systems for navies and air forces worldwide?
What the role has to offer
* Work for Thales’ largest domain with exciting opportunities, products and initiatives which will enhance your career.
* Chance to grow your career in the direction that suits you.
* Work for a team with clear growth and succession pathways.
Our Opportunity
THALES UK are looking to recruit a proactive Financial Reporting Controller to support the business to deliver and review financial performance. In this role, you will be responsible for driving reporting processes and change, preparing monthly management accounts, and providing accurate and timely financial information to the domain as required.
Key tasks/Responsibilities:
* Drive monthly reporting in collaboration with the Finance Controller.
* Perform appropriate reviews to ensure integrity of finances.
* Provide commentary and insight into monthly performance and escalate issues where required.
* Provide financial business partner support to various non-financial business teams.
* Oversee Fixed Asset accounting.
* Support the development and maintain effective mechanisms for the review of MYB, annual budgets & estimates and for the production of realizable financial forecasts.
* Review Balance Sheet reconciliations, escalating where required Key R&Os.
* Support to Management and Review of the business working capital, with specific focus on Inventory Control.
* Cash forecasting accuracy.
* Assist in the implementation of group IT tools and reporting techniques.
* Ensure that financial affairs are conducted in accordance with Group Principles (including ICQ & YAL compliance).
* Continual improvement of financial processes to ensure a robust controlled environment.
* Ad hoc tasks, reporting and analysis as required.
About You
* You should ideally be an experienced accountant with relevant qualifications (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
* You will be highly customer-focused and experienced in communicating financial knowledge across all levels to collaborate with both finance and non-finance professionals.
* Experience working in a complex matrixed organization is critical.
* You should have excellent prioritization and self-management skills along with the ability to manage and meet a wide variety of internal and external reporting deadlines.
* You will have experience of working in a business partnering capacity with the ability to challenge the status quo.
* A finance professional with sound knowledge of accounting rules and procedures, able to work to a high standard with attention and diligence to detail.
This role requires SC Clearance in which you will need to satisfy the criteria for application, please refer to the UKSV website for more information.
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market-leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us, and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
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