Accounting Supervisor

The Accounting supervisor is an integral role in the country management team providing leadership to the team along with analysis, challenge and commercial support to the businessAs a senior member the role will be expected to help drive the finance agenda and set the tone for the team culture.Typical AccountabilitiesReporting & ControlsOwn the Accounting process and act as the main point of contact for all queriesEnsure robust financial controls are in place within the business and drive compliance with the Essentra Accounting Policies Manual at all timesPrepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with local regulations and group polices and procedures§ Responsible for monthly & quarterly returns including Intra-company & VAT amongst othersPrincipal person responsible for authorising vendor and payroll paymentsMain point of contact for audits (both internal & external)Lead analysis of all areas of the financial statements to identify opportunities and propose actions to improve profitability and cash flow of the businessDevelop value adding reporting and review processes and procedures to ensure efficiency, timeliness of information and delivery of additional insightForecasting & planningOwn the site forecast & planning process to ensure a rigorous, insightful output of P&L, balance sheet and capital requestsWork hand in hand with cost owners to deliver a bottom-up budget that the business buys in to and owns.Pressure test the submissions to ensure the financial integrity of the numbers.Business PartneringProvide analysis, challenge and commercial support to improve business performance and aid decision makingIdentify opportunities for improvement and ensure they are driven through to completionTeam ManagementHead up the finance team, ensuring the team is engaged, motivated and driven to deliver set objectivesDrive the profile of the finance team across the site and ensure finance are seen true partners to the commercial functionsGive appropriate & timely feedback to develop the team to maximise their potentialRequired Skills & ExperienceBachelor's DegreePrevious experience leading a finance team, preferably in a manufacturing environmentExcellent technical accounting skills including the ability to appraise monthly reporting submissionsExperience of working in fast paced, dynamic environments, and under pressure.Comfortable using numerous accounting packages with a good understanding of systems and ability to understand data quicklyHigh command of written and spoken English (B2) is mandatory.Native or bilingual Italian is a mustAdvanced Excel skills to enable manipulation of multiple data sources to deliver detailed analyticUse insight to proactively identify areas of improvement and working on own initiativeHighly organised / structured approach, with the ability to co-ordinate a large number tasks simultaneously and ensure deadlines are met with clear, logical plans and foresight to pre-empt obstaclesOwn delivery of targets and hold relevant people accountable for deliveryAbility to overcome obstacles whilst remaining professional and motivated.Share best practice amongst the team and work collaboratively to deliver to achieve team's objectivesAble to work effectively under pressure to deliver high quality workResilience, pragmatism and robustnessComfortable working in ambiguous situationsWhat we offerDiscretionary Annual Bonus27 days annual leave plus bank holidaysAdditional day of annual leave for BirthdayPaid day off for volunteeringCycle to work schemeEmployee Assistance ProgramAt Essentra we are ideally looking for individuals who enjoy working as part of a close team, are passionate about what they do and who strive to make a difference.We are always looking to better ourselves and are keen to recruit individuals who like to innovate and improve processes.Essentra Plc, is a global market leader in plastic injection moulded and vinyl dip moulded components.We have a history of over 65 years, producing essential components across a huge range of industries and applications.The BMP site is a manufacturing and distribution facility and a key part of Essentra.The location encompasses a high volume, product mix manufacturing, warehousing and distribution environment.Health, safety and environmental sustainability are core values that align to our business objectives.#J-*****-Ljbffr