Financial Controller, PEIL

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated and high performing professional to join our business in a key financial control and reporting role. The Power and Energy International Limited (‘PEIL’) business has two manufacturing locations in Hillington and Worksop and a service centre in Aberdeen. The role would be positioned from one of these locations with travel to the other PEIL locations from time to time.

ROLE SUMMARY

Reporting to the Celeros UK Chief Accounting Officer, the Finance Controller is a member of the Global Finance Leadership team and the PEIL Leadership team and will be responsible for positively impacting near term results and the overall long term success of the business. This role provides strategic direction, leadership and accountability for financial operations for the PEIL business and will focus on enhancing financial planning and analysis to drive transparency and decision making for all business functions.

This role will drive process improvements through the current planning and reporting activities, will be involved in directing monthly, quarterly and annual finance and accounting deliverables, and may be part of ad hoc special projects, including but not limited to mergers, divestitures, acquisitions, integrations and external financing activities.

A successful candidate must have thorough knowledge of finance and accounting principles, including best practices and procedures related to internal and external audit topics, GAAP and IAS. The candidate must rely on experience, expertise and judgment to set clear targets and lead the team effectively to accomplish goals, while performing a variety of tasks and working independently.

A successful candidate in this role will instil a culture focused on accountability, transparency and ownership through strong leadership, innovation, talent and disciplined practices and processes. This leader will develop and maintain a sustained and long term continuous improvement and efficient organisation that consistently produces results while motivating and retaining employees with high performance standards.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the Site Leads across the PEIL product lines and functional leaders (Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR) to support decision making and performance improvement.
• Provide financial insights and analysis to influence operational strategies and cost optimisation.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP and local standards.
• Oversee general ledger integrity, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Oversee completion of the statutory audit process and tax compliance activities.

CONTROLLER AND MONTH END CLOSE

• Manage all month end close activities, ensuring completeness and accuracy of financial data.
• Maintain robust internal controls and ensure compliance with corporate policies.

COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE

• Ensure adherence to internal controls, internal audit requirements, and local statutory regulations.
• Support external audits and regulatory filings.
• Maintain compliance with tax laws and corporate governance standards.

CASH MANAGEMENT AND FORECASTING

• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts to ensure liquidity and working capital optimisation.
• Collaborate with Commercial and other functions to align cash forecasts with business activities.
• Monitor credit risk.

PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

• Lead the development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including revenue, cost, and capex forecasts.
• Oversee the process of annual labour and material cost rolls.
• Monitor and report monthly performance versus plan with variance analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Project management and operational execution impacting financial performance, including but not limited to manufacturing capacity planning, capital deployment and product pricing.

ADDITIONAL CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems.
• Implement and maintain ERP systems and financial tools for efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop and mentor the finance team members to build organisational capability.
• Support risk management initiatives and safeguard company assets.
• Champs compliance oversight, driving the control environment throughout the business by monitoring and identification as well as leading improvement of compliance processes.
• Establish and monitor financially based KPIs within each functional area.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis for strategic projects, investments and cost saving initiatives.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Hold recognised accounting qualification (ICAS, CIMA, ACCA).
• A strong grasp of US and local GAAP accounting requirements.
• Audit experience, preferably Big 4 accounting firms.
• An understanding of cost accounting principles, with experience in a similar role preferred.
• Ability to interact with senior stakeholders in a proactive and professional manner.
• Experience of improving control, process and rigour around financial and operational metrics with the ability to analyse and present accurate and concise management information.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work with complex financial models requiring excellent Excel skills to meet operational needs.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to analyse financial performance, identify trends and suggest improvements.
• Ability to process large volumes of data to create valuable information for decision making purposes.
• Prior experience of ERP systems desirable (preferably SAP & Hyperion).
• Ability to embrace daily challenges to meet business requirements, and to be agile to ensure the business receives the necessary support by prioritising workload accordingly.
• Ability to work well within deadlines and to deliver results on time.
• Self starting with excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work in a team oriented matrix environment that is fast paced and demanding.

You must have a valid right to work in the United Kingdom to apply for this role.

BENEFITS

• Opportunities to develop
• Bonus
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday buy and sell
• Pension
• Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.