Site Finance Manager

Job Summary

The Site Financial Controller is the finance business partner to the GKN Aerospace site leadership team, responsible for financial reporting, operational performance, financial control, and cash management at the manufacturing site. The role provides accurate, timely financial insight and constructive challenge to support decisions, improve profitability, and protect the integrity of the site’s financial results.

The Site Financial Controller leads site financial planning, month-end close, manufacturing cost analysis, balance sheet governance, and internal controls. Working with Operations, Supply Chain, Programs, Commercial, and regional Finance, the role translates business priorities into financial plans and measurable actions. The position leads the site finance team and partners with shared services, where applicable, while retaining accountability for site financial accuracy and control.

Job Responsibilities

Financial Reporting, Accounting & Controls

• Lead the site’s month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, ensuring complete, accurate, and timely reporting in line with applicable accounting standards and GKN reporting requirements.
• Own balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, journal review, accruals, provisions, and timely resolution of accounting issues.
• Maintain effective internal controls.
• Oversee site accounting judgments, including inventory valuation, revenue recognition where applicable, and fixed asset accounting, in partnership with regional and technical Finance.

Manufacturing Cost & Operational Performance

• Own site financial performance analysis, explaining sales, operating profit, and cost variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Maintain robust standard costing and manufacturing cost visibility, including labor and overhead rates, cost absorption, purchase price variances, and inventory movements.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to assess labor efficiency, productivity, scrap, rework, overtime, supplier costs, and capacity utilization; challenge assumptions and quantify improvement opportunities.
• Support site operating reviews with clear financial drivers, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions; validate savings and track delivery against commitments.

Cash, Working Capital & Capital Investment

• Lead site cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis, 
• Oversee inventory financial controls, including cycle counts, physical inventory, work in progress, excess and obsolete inventory provisions, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
• Evaluate capital expenditure business cases

Finance Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead and develop the site finance team, 
• Act as a trusted partner to site leadership

Budgeting, Forecasting & Site Planning

• Lead the site’s annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans, aligning assumptions with demand, production schedules, capacity, and operational priorities.
• Integrate headcount, material costs, inflation, productivity, overhead, capital expenditure, and working capital into coherent site financial plans.
• Provide scenario analysis for volume changes, production ramps, make/buy decisions, and site improvement initiatives; identify financial exposure and mitigation actions.

Site & Manufacturing Focus Areas

The role will apply financial expertise across the following site priorities:

• Aerospace Manufacturing – financial support for production delivery, quality, capacity, and operational resilience.
• Cost & Margin Performance – understanding product costs, manufacturing variances, cost absorption, and sustainable productivity improvements.
• Inventory & Cash Discipline – accurate inventory valuation, effective working capital management, and reliable cash forecasting.
• Investment & Continuous Improvement – disciplined capital allocation, benefits validation, and improvement of finance processes and data quality.
• Governance & Compliance – sound accounting judgments, audit readiness, and adherence to applicable accounting standards and company policies.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or financial controllership, including ownership of close, planning, and internal controls.
• +5 Years of experience as Finance Manager 
• Fluent in english 
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, balance sheet management, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead finance activities, partner with operational stakeholders, and translate analysis into practical business actions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and large operational data sets.