This is a rare opportunity for a leading manufacturer in defence. They design and manufacturer weapons for each branch of the armed forces, whilst also exporting to countries in union with the UK. They have incredibly strict processes and standards in their engineering to ensure the highest standards in safety and have 4 main sites in the UK, along with multiple sites in Europe and the US. As a group they turnover over £4 billion annually, and have a very strong order book of £18 billion, ensuring that even with no further business or new orders, they could comfortably operate as they are for circa 5 years.
This role is titled Finance Manager, but you will act as a business partner to the Manufacturing function. You will have 2 direct reports and you will be the deputy to the UK Manufacturing Finance Manager. As a team, you are essentially tasked with business partnering production, predominantly through the phases of electrical manufacturing and engineering of component parts, as well as overseeing all commercial finance elements of manufacturing: budgeting and forecasting; business planning; bids and tenders; costings; investments; continuous improvement initiatives etc. The organisation is also implementing SAP 4/HANA and have an implementation lead which you will support.
The sucessful candidate will:
In return you will be rewarded with:
Turnover of staff in this organisaiton is incredibly low and so opportunities advertised externally in finance don't come about often. CV's are currently being received with interviews booked so don't delay your application or contact either Lucinda or Arron for more information.