Financial Controller

3 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom L3Harris Technologies Full time

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title – Financial Controller

Job Location – Bristol, UK

We can offer hybrid working pattern, with time in our offices and your home, to enable a good work-life balance. We do require you to be on-site 60% of the time across the month (3 days per week on average).

Job ID – 12226

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.

L3Harris MAPPS (Bristol, Burgess Hill and Barrow-in-Furness) provides an Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) for the Royal Navy sub-surface and surface fleets, notably current Astute submarine and Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, in-build Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. This software provides integrated monitoring and control of ship propulsion, electrical functions, auxiliaries and damage control machinery and systems.

A few of our employee benefits

Half day finish on a Friday 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days Private medical insurance with optional family cover Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x) Group income protection Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

Lead a team providing general accounting, transactional accounting, and financial reporting services Ensure controls are designed and operating effectively to address risk and maintain compliance with accounting policies Responsible for local statutory reporting and financial statement delivery, working effectively with auditors to proactively plan audits and satisfactorily address potential audit concerns. Support intercompany billing processes, including loaned labor processing, indirect expense transfers, and reconciliation of intercompany activity Manage monthly close activities including journal entry and account reconciliation review, quarterly and annual schedules, and financial analytics Ensure revenue recognition is appropriately recognized, documenting revenue recognition analysis as well as confirming appropriate controls in place to ensure accuracy of reported program revenue Coordinate work during monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles to ensure deadlines are achieved Liaise with business unit leadership and support personnel Create and/or updates process documentation including Sarbanes Oxley narrative documents Must be comfortable working within a matrix environment concurrently supporting several business leaders, including Finance leaders at MAPPS UK, and Maritime sector accounting leadership. Prepare ad-hoc reporting and assist with special projects to include financial system support, as requested.

What you’ll bring

The role of Financial Controller requires the following experience and skills:

Qualified with a recognised accounting body (ACMA, ACCA etc), with significant post qualified experience Team management experience with comprehensive knowledge of UK reporting requirements Experience in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in a fast-paced close process with multiple, often competing, deadlines Experience in a complex ERP environment Experience with facilitating internal and external audits Ability to develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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