Job Purpose / Summary of Position

 

Composite Integration are committed to providing a market-leading innovative and well-engineered range of equipment and services to the continually evolving global composite industry.

 

We are a dedicated, approachable dynamic team with unrivalled experience. We seek to build strong long-term relationships with our customers and suppliers. We work with mutual trust and respect and are willing to support, assist and learn from each other.  With an open mind we work with clear determination to continuously improve and respond positively to the challenges presented.

 

Simply - We aim to be the innovative leaders in the composite industry.

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Job Role

Responsible for the financial health of Composite Integration. Produce
scheduled and regular financial reports  and develop financial practices that
facilitate sound financial management and decision making to enable the
company to continue its strategic goals.

Develop financial reporting to assist with effective short and long term
management decision making. Develop ad hoc reporting as required by
Directors and Management. Responsible for the effective management of the
finance and administration department within Composite Integration.

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Job Description

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DESIGN:

• Manage the day to day financial operations within the company
  including invoicing, expenditure, payroll, and all other financial
  transactions.

• Conduct data analysis to monitor company financial status,
  performance and variances to budgets.

• Provide regular monthly reporting to company directors and managers
  regarding financial status, financial performance and variances to
  budgets as appropriate.

• Where required, assist the directors and managers with advice and
  recommendations regarding the financial implications of any
  operational or business decisions.

• Prepare regular analysis of the company’s financial performance,
  including, as appropriate, by department (R&D, manufacturing, tooling,
  ancillaries) using appropriate financial metrics.

• Conduct appropriate bench marking of financial indicators and metrics
  against sector norms to aid analysis of financial performance and
  decisions.

• Prepare or evaluate business case proposals including with the use of
  appropriate financial metrics.

• Prepare financial documentation and accounts (including end of year
  accounts) for the company accountants. Undertake or support any
  financial audits as requested or required.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial legal and regulatory
  requirements, including MTD.

• Day to day management of the financial (and Administration)
  department employees.

• Management of both Sterling and Euro Bank accounts.

• Support directors with any capital expenditure decisions.

• Assist decision making regarding product pricing and quotes.

• Support decisions making regarding purchasing strategies, including
  make or buy decisions.

• Assist in the generation and issuing of all sales invoices and processing
  of all purchase invoices.

• Manage and monitor inputs and payments in and out from the company
  bank accounts.

• Ensure all costs, expenses and purchases are authorised, processed,
  invoiced and accurately reconciled to financial bank accounts, records
  and documents as required.

• Complete financial information using company software, including sage
  & MRP  system.

• Manage Payroll and petty cash transactions.

• Manage the setting up of payments and debt management/control.

• Manage the administration and archiving of invoices, purchasing and
  other financial information physically and electronically as required.

• Communicate with department managers and colleagues using
  appropriate levels of financial information to enable them to manage
  and monitor any budgets or expenditure.

• Manage and process company returns for R&D Tax credits and Patent
  Box applications.

• Provide necessary financial information to support grant applications
  and claims.

 

Person Specification

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QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

• Minimum requirement AAT qualified

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA would be desirable

• Minimum 5 years’ financial management experience, including Payroll,
  in the manufacturing sector.

• Experience of the preparation and presentation of ad-hoc, monthly and
  annual financial statements, reports and budgetary forecasts.

• Experience of working at a senior financial level and supporting sound
  financial decision making in line with a company’s strategic goals.

• Experience of financial management and accounting software package;
  sage and excel (MRP would be desirable).

• Experience and understanding of the differing business models which
  apply in manufacturing, i.e. design, production, tooling, R&D, supply.

• From a commercial perspective, understand (identify risk factors / offer
  solutions) and be able to work and support decision making in line with
  the company’s attitude to acceptable risk.

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PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Have a real sense of pride in their work with the ability to articulate and
  be a champion for the company’s values, mission statement and
  commercial strategy.

• An inquisitive and curious approach to understanding all the
  commercial and financial implications of business and operational
  decisions.

• Good professional communication skills; verbal, numerical, written and
  electronic to financial and non-financial employees and stakeholder.

• Manufacturing and commercial awareness and acumen, with an
  understanding of processes and related costs.

• The ability to work confidentially with sensitive financial information.

• Confident leadership with the ability to take the initiative where needed,
  challenge and raise issues or opportunities when they occur or are
  identified.

• A strong team work ethic with the ability to work on ones owns initiative
  as required.

• Pays high attention to analytical and numerical detail and accuracy.

• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to
  priorities workloads and manage multiple activities when needed.

• A proactive sense of urgency, persistent self-motivation with a strong
  focus on completion of tasks

• Focused on the goal, a completer finisher, who scrutinises for errors,
  and painstakingly ensures work is to the highest standards.

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