Job Description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
To perform financial accounting and transaction processing and provide analysis, insight and control to the finance function across actuals, forecast and budget. Ensure that the balance sheet positions for the FP&A's area of responsibility are carefully managed, controlled, reconciled and communicated in line with expectations.
Provide partnering to functions within your area of responsibility to drive on site performance through the provision of robust financial information and by holding owners accountable for improving it.
Ensure that the business processes to do this reflect consistent best practice
In this role, it is important to have an affinity for working with financial systems and data. You take initiative in optimizing financial processes using available tools and support the finance function in doing so.
Job Responsibilities

• Support the Capex process across the globe (All sites) to ensure on time completion and accuracy of data (monthly, quarterly forecasts, Stratplan, Budget). Main focus on site submission compliance
• Prepare draft Capex reports and supporting data for review by myself before presentation to Civil Executives
• TM1 administrative activities (training to be provided) to add new users and adjust security profiles
• Supporting the Civil Business Line team initially by building of Tm1 excel reporting packs for use across the GKN Business, but later to include development of PowerBI packs
• Preparation of Month end presentation packs to support Director FP&A - Civil operations

Job Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or finance from recognised university
• 3 to 7 years of experience in comparable roles, preferably in manufacturing environment
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced and collaborative team that is responsive and results-oriented.
• Advanced use of Excel and the ability to comfortably create formulas (e.g. sumif, vlookup, sumproduct etc).
• Competent with Power point and comfortable preparing commentary to a level that can be presented to Executives
• Fluent in English.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced and collaborative team that is proactive and results-oriented.

Connects and builds strong relationships with others and an ability to communicate clearly.
We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ?
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