Financial Controller

4 weeks ago


Rotherham South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Macro Plastics, Inc. Full time

IPL is a global leading sustainable packaging solutions provider that manufactures specialty rigid packaging products used in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics and environmental markets. Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business. As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers, it is imperative that we meet the customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental, social and economic value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees and local communities. We employ over 2,500 people in 18 manufacturing facilities, 2 corporate & sales offices and 3 R&D facilities across Canada, China, Europe, and the United States.

The Financial Controller owns the financial accounting and reporting process for the Rotherham site, providing strategic information and insights to the management team to support effective decision making & overseeing and monitoring an effective compliance and control environment.

Key accountabilities

Site Finance Leadership

  • Be a visible leader across the site & the business who promotes and “lives” the Group’s values and culture.
  • Partner with the Rotherham Plant Director, providing good information, insights and challenge enabling better decision making & the ability to run the Rotherham site in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
  • Strategic projects – play a leading role in the transformation of the Rotherham site, including potential for new business wins & new operational setup.
  • Ensure the integrity of financial reporting by demonstrating diligence & independence & maintaining a strong control environment.
  • Take ownership of product costings on site, investigating any deviations from standard and promoting corrective action
  • Take ownership of site overheads with spend category owners, managing to budgets and adjusting expectations in line with volumes, investigating any deviations from target and promoting corrective action.
  • Manage the timely and high-quality delivery of the period-end financial close process.
  • Drive the implementation of global accounting policies and procedures, leveraging enabling technologies.
  • Drive compliant and effective operation of taxation and treasury activities, notably cash management.
  • Lead the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, ensuring appropriate and efficient processes and procedures and positively impacting working capital balances.
  • Periodic forecasting and planning activities, including leading the annual budget process.
  • Manage relationship with the auditors and ensure GAAP/ IFRS compliance.
  • Coordinate internal and external financial reporting requirements to the Group, statutory authorities, and other key stakeholders.

Finance Function

  • Implement consistent standards and efficient ways of working across the Finance team.
  • Motivate, coach and develop the team; build capability and succession plans.
  • Support the Group’s ambition to deliver a best-in-class Finance function globally.
  • Work with the IPL Europe Finance team across all sites to deliver a high performing, consistent & insightful finance solution for the total European business which demonstrates the right behaviours.
  • Play a leading role in the maximising the use & effectiveness of the current ERP system and implementing new systems into the future.
  • Work with Central teams to streamline reporting solutions using ERP, Power BI & Excel solutions.
  • A proven Financial Controller with an excellent record of financial and operational achievement in driving accuracy, efficiency and controls
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Change management experience with ability to lead key projects. System implementations and integration experience advantageous
  • Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly command the confidence and respect of the management team
  • Passion and commitment with high personal integrity and a practical, pragmatic and hardworking ethic
  • Highly analytical with the ability to delve into the detail to drive improvements in the business.
  • Practical with a positive “can do” attitude.
  • Good understanding of IFRS and local standards
  • Fluency in English language skills
  • Qualified accountant with at least 10 years’ PQE
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