About The Opportunity

Working out of recently refurbished, state of the art offices we provide multifunctional support to GKN Automotive?s global delivery activities across Finance, Procurement, HR & Sales Order Management.

Our vision is to deliver sustainable value with standard, consistent, digitally enhanced processes and to achieve this we are seeking to attract highly motivated and skilled professionals. In return we offer a corporate culture which champions professional development, embraces and leads change, creates ingenious solutions for our customers and encourages collaboration.

This Financial Controller role will have a Global scope and report directly to the Head of Record to Report.

The main purpose of this role will be to act as Controller for North America Services Inc, XIK Corporate Centrals, GKN America Corp, GKN Automotive Holding Inc, SB Stokes US OPS (USA CL) and Sheepbridge (Cylinder Liners) Companies.

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Key Responsibilities The key responsibilities will be :

• Month-end controlling of companies to ensure compliance with best practice, including Group governance and reporting requirements.
• To complete budgeting, forecasting and reporting within divisional deadlines.
• Variance analysis on spend within functions in the appropriate reporting units.
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts and lead on external audit.
• Liaising with Melrose Treasury function on funding requirements including foreign currency, FX hedging

The required skills and capabilities are :

• Proven experience in the preparation of Management Accounts, Statutory Accounts
• Month-end controlling, Balance sheet reconciliations
• Significant capability to
• Strong capability to be be pro-active and self-driven
• Ability to use own initiative
• Full proficiency with Microsoft Office knowledge including excel
• Knowledge and experience of QAD
• CIMA or ACCA qualification would be a plus

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About Us

We are a world leading global automotive technology business, with diverse expertise driving the future of transportation.

With a comprehensive global footprint, and a 250 year heritage, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world?s car manufacturers via 54 plants in 21 countries.

Our vision is to drive a cleaner, more sustainable world and our 27,000 employees contribute to this in the design, development and manufacture of highly engineered products and systems including driveline components, all-wheel drive systems and electric drive systems. We have relentless drive to transform, adapting to meet the needs of our customers and the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world and our people create ingenious technologies and systems for a more sustainable future.

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions.

With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world?s car manufacturers.

Diversity and Inclusion

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Diversity and Inclusion

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.