Financial Controller US Division
Job description
Cosworth is a global technology business that delivers high performance engine and electronics solutions for customers in the automotive, motorsport and aftermarket sectors.
Cosworth provides the automotive sector with engineering design services which can be combined with manufacturing, development and testing to provide a comprehensive and integrated service. Our motorsport experience gives us a passion for innovation, performance, reliability and the capacity to deliver to the most demanding deadlines.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Financial Controller for the Powertrain manufacturing division in US
- Set up Financial structure for new facility and track costs against budget
- Ensure adequate financial controls are in place for the new manufacturing facility as well as across entire reporting area, to meet audit compliance
- Monitor and maintain standard costs within the facility
- Preparation of monthly and annual accounts for the division
- Preparation of Budgets and rolling forecasts.
- Financial analysis and ad hoc reports to support decision making process (commercial tenders/ investments)
- Full responsibility for annual audit for relevant areas of the business and liaison with Company auditors
- Provide timely reporting for allocated projects, cost centres and profit centres to key stakeholders. This will include variance analysis and re-forecasting.
- Prepare a month end pack on division for Group Financial Controller and Divisions’ Management Team, ensure that management information is produced on a timely and accurate basis
- Product costing and gross margins reporting
- Support to external tax team based in US
- Line management of finance staff allocated to the Division
- Assist with financial Strategy and business development
- Manage and develop financial processes within the division in line with Group financial reporting procedures
- Monitor and report KPI for the Division (and Project and Products within it)
- Support to the commercial team in tendering activities
- Provide support to the Group finance team where needed.
- Proactively input to the senior management team both operationally and strategically to drive business performance and shareholder value
- Be the local financial owner of the SAP system
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Skills, Experience and Character
Cosworth has always understood that exceptional people do not fit into neat stereotypes. We are looking for an individual who can contribute to a high-performing team through deep understanding of the sector, strong people skills and drive.
The successful candidate may well have the following skills, attributes and experience:
- Qualified CPA, or equivalent
- Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP
- Strong Excel skills
- Proactive and positive by nature
- Robust when challenged
- Demonstrable track record of driving change into a business at an operational and strategic level
- Strong communication skills both with Financial and non-financial people
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work to and deliver against tight deadlines
- Quickly establish solid working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
