Assistant Controller to The Workington Mill

3 weeks ago


Workington, United Kingdom Holmen Full time

**Your next workplace**:
Holmen Board & Paper is a Swedish company and a member of the Holmen Group. The Workington Mill produces premium paperboard under the brand Incada. Our paperboard is an integral part of the shopping experience for our clients’ customers. Since 2013 we have powered the mill almost entirely by fossil fuel free energy. We value our employees and products highly. Today we are approximately 340 co-workers. Our integrated pulp and paperboard mill is located to the west of the beautiful Lake District in the north of England.

**Your future challenge**:
A new opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Controller in the Finance Department.

**The successful Assistant Controller will**:

- Maintain the sales ledger, (inc. processing customer receipts, liaising with the credit control team, raising miscellaneous sales invoices, credit control activities for the forestry and miscellaneous sales ledger).
- Carry out purchase ledger maintenance, (inc. scanning/verifying invoices and matching to purchase orders, generating payment runs and self-billing).
- Work on capital projects accounting and maintenance of the fixed assets register.
- Provide accounting support for the forestry operations (inc. FSC chain of custody).
- Report externally to regulatory bodies (inc. VAT and Intrastat returns and EC sales lists).
- Carry out statutory financial reporting.
- Maintain effective internal control procedures.
- Liaise with internal and external financial auditors.
- Be aware of and compliant with Holmen Finance policy and Finance guidelines.
- Be numerate and have a working knowledge of basis bookkeeping principles.
- Be IT literate and have a good working knowledge of the IT systems used by the department.
- Have a working knowledge of VAT rules and other relevant regulatory requirements as applicable to the company’s normal activities.
- Although formal finance related qualification are not necessary, team members will be encouraged to develop their knowledge and skill levels wherever possible.

**We offer you**:

- A competitive salary
- Fantastic Contributory pension plan
- Life assurance
- A range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing
- Opportunities to develop and grow
- Full PPE and annual uniform/PPE allowance
- On site Occupational Health
- On-site staff canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly procedures including enhanced maternity leave and menopause procedure.

Holmen is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

We are devoted and committed to developing our teams and ensuring that our staff have the courage, commitment and responsibility to perform at their best. We provide significant resources to enable you to achieve your potential and expect our staff to perform to the best of their ability at all times.

If you’re looking for the opportunity to challenge yourself and make a positive impact with a pioneering customer orientated business, we’d love to hear from you.

**Employment level**:
Permanent employment

**Working hours**:
Day

**Occupation degree**:
Full time

**Location**:
Workington

10 May, 2024

Val Warren

Human Resources Officer

01900 600127Last modified

22 April, 2024

**We let the forest grow and give**

Holmen’s operations are powered by the forest. The growing trees, the water rushing down the mighty rivers and the wind blowing through the treetops. This is the heart of Holmen, a business built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Renewable Energy, Wood Products, Paperboard and Paper. With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create a sustainable future and value for shareholders, customers and society with courage, commitment and responsibility.

**Premium paperboard for conscious brands **Holmen Iggesund develops premium paperboard for conscious brands with high ambitions in sectors such as cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food. With a focus on creating solutions that stem from real insights together with our customers, our product families Invercote and Incada are reknowned for their durability, excellent design properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fibre from sustainably managed and certified forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Iggesund and Strömsbruk in Sweden and Workington in the UK.



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