Accounting Administrator - Finance Operations
Date: Nov 15, 2024
Location: East Cowes, GB
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
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
Based in our busy facilities here in East Cowes, and reporting into the Finance Manager, the Accounting Administrator will be part of a small, tight-knit team offering financial operations support to the Business.
The majority of time will be spent acting as the Treasurer, responsible for all banking-related responsibilities, however approximately 20% of time will be spent supporting one of our major programmes with the monitoring of CAPEX spend.
Job Responsibilities
Typical responsibilities will include:
- Management of cash (receipts and payments) for all companies
- Reporting of aged debt
- Preparing cash forecast, including foreign currency
- Processing expenses on Concur
- Preparing bank account reconciliations
- Managing the fixed asset register
- Processing additions and disposals
- Monitoring Capital WIP
- Processing travel expenses
Job Qualifications
Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Experience gained in a similar role;
- Keen eye for detail;
- Strong, friendly communication skills, and a focus on customer service excellence;
- Ability to continuously look for process improvement opportunities;
- Team player;
- Finance qualifications would be beneficial, but experience and competency are more important
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.
