Please note this is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract position.

Reporting to the UK Head of Finance, the Finance Manager will lead a small finance team, including transactional finance colleagues and a Management Accountant, based at our Wixroyd site in Chichester.

This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the monthly accounting cycle, ensuring financial control and compliance, supporting budgeting and forecasting activities, and providing valuable financial insight to the business. Working closely with the wider EMEA Finance network, you will play an important role in driving continuous improvement, supporting business integration and transformation initiatives, and helping the site achieve its strategic objectives.

Typical Accountabilities

• Management of month-end process across the team and ownership of key processes such as payroll validation, cash control leading to the production of the month-end reporting in line with the Essentra Account Manual, including the consolidation of the Wixroyd Group entities (until no longer necessary).
• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and support business performance.
• Maintain integrity and accuracy of balance sheet along with preparation and review of monthly reconciliations.
• Maintain, with supporting documentation, the Minimum Control Standard (MCS), ensure deviations are duly validated and action plans to meet the MCS are in place and followed-up.
• Support the year-end audit and responsibility for delivery of own and direct reports audit requests.
• Support Financial Planning & Analysis Team along with the wider finance team on ad hoc work including projects. 
• Continually identify risks to delivery, propose solutions where necessary and effectively manage stakeholder expectations throughout. 
• Drive the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting practices. 
• Ownership of weekly cash reporting to Group. 
• Organise, and prepare with the local management, the forecasts as well as the yearly budget leading to the submission to Region / Group alongside full required analysis. 
• Ensure compliance with tax authorities through the timely submission and payment of VAT, CIT, payroll taxes and potential other taxes.
• Manage external audit requests to support the successful completion of audits, as well as liaise with the external Tax Accounting firm to ensure timely completion of Corporate Tax submission.
• Ensure preparation of monthly Control File with all relevant documentation.
• Lead and support finance activities related to system upgrades and business transformation projects, including the transition to Essentra's ERP platform.
• Play a key role in the continued integration and development of Wixroyd within Essentra.
• Management and mentoring of team to support and encourage their development.

Skills and Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager or similar leadership role
• Strong month-end, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate teams
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills
• Experience working within a multinational or matrix organisation
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Working knowledge of VAT and corporate tax compliance
• Continuous improvement mindset with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Experience supporting change, system implementations or business transformation projects

What we offer:

• Attractive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Extra paid day off for your birthday
• Paid day off for volunteering
• Employee discounts through MyDiscounts platform
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Wixroyd (part of Essentra Plc) is one of the UK’s biggest online engineering component suppliers and has gained a reputation for high quality, innovative products.

Continued year-on-year sales growth has recently seen the business relocate to a purpose-built facility in Chichester, both the main distribution centre and new modern manufacturing now operate from the same location.

This move offers exciting opportunities for staff to work in a fast paced, dynamic work environment where an employee’s hard work and commitment are recognised.

We believe in “Delivering a Range of Endless Possibilities” for our customers, our colleagues and the company. As a company we acknowledge the part we play in satisfying the needs of our team members and will do our part to support you. 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be requested at interview.