About this opportunity

Your work environment : We have a vacancy for a Plant Controller based at our production facility in Botcherby (Carlisle, UK), reporting directly to the Plant Manager and functionally to the Finance Manager UK. The successful candidate will be a key player within the Plant Management Team providing Finance support to the plant.
The Plant operates 24 hours a day on a continuous shift system, 360 days per year and employs direct approx 280 people. This will be a site-based role 5 days per week, with responsibility for three direct reports. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, ambitious individual to join a multinational organisation, with the scope to provide worldwide opportunities.

Your mission in Crown:

• Monitor the financial key performance indicators of the plant, according to the Group accounting rules, USGAAP and local statutory requirements.
• Ensure strong internal controls framework and compliance to internal policies.
• Manage the local finance team.

Financial Control

• Prepare and analyse budget and rolling forecasts, and ensure reporting is delivered on time in full.
• Monitor manufacturing costs and analyse variance against standard manufacturing costs.
• Support the others plant departments in analysing their cost performance.
• Control, alert and implement corrective actions in case of identified financial issues.
• Participate actively in the continuous improvement programme to achieve World Class Performance in the finance area.

Internal Control

• Responsible for the accuracy of the financial statements in line with the internal rules, actualize and follow internal controls and procedures.
• Ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

About you:  

With a BA in Finance or Enocomics, you should be a qualified Chartered Accountant, preferably CIMA although ACCA will be considered.  You will have proven track record in Finance Control/Accounting with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. You have a strong knowledge and understanding of costs and variances analysis, financial control, reporting and manufacturing accounting. You enjoy working to tight deadlines in a complex and demanding environment. You possess a comprehensive proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with a sound knowledge of Finance ERP (Onestream) and ERP systems (SAP). You are an effective communicator with good interpersonal and leadership skills at all levels both internally and externally. You have excellent verbal and writing skills. We are looking for a team player, with knowledge of continuous improvement tools, a high level of organization and administrative skills, the ability to change existing ways of working.