Finance Assistant

2 weeks ago

Peterborough, United Kingdom Chart Industries Full time
 

The Role 

 

We are looking for an ambitious and detail-oriented newly-created Finance Assistant position to join our finance team in Peterborough.

 

Working in a small finance team, reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this role will offer exposure to the Managing Director, Finance Director, wider finance team and other departments. It will support various financial transactions and reporting tasks, while playing a key role in cost budget management.

 

If you are part-qualified (AAT / CIMA) and eager to complete your professional qualification, with financial and training support, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to advance your career in finance.

 Who are we?

 

Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets. In 2023 Chart Industries acquired the Howden Group, and the entire group is now represented in over 40 countries worldwide with over 11,700 employees. Our vision is to enable the vital processes of our customers and thereby promote a more sustainable world. Learn more about us at www.chartindustries.com

 

In 2023, Chart acquired Howden, a leading global engineering business. Since 1854, Howden has been at the forefront of developing engineering solutions for the needs of industrial processes. Today, Howden provide mission critical air and gas handling products to clients with our range of highly engineered compressors, blowers, fans, steam turbines and rotary heat exchangers.

 

The strategic combination of Howden and Chart expands our offering of products and solutions across the Nexus of Clean™ -- clean power, clean water, clean food and clean industrials. Together we are advancing a more sustainable future, by helping our customers to increase their environmental & functional efficiencies and decarbonise their operations. We have a strong corporate identity and a clear purpose - you will be a member of our team shaping the future of the company and participating in helping our customers tackle some of the planet's most pressing issues.

 What will you do?

 

  • Manage Cost Budgets: Conduct monthly reviews with cost centre owners to assess results, risks, and opportunities against budgets. Produce key reports to help the business understand variances in month-end results, and take ownership of overhead forecasts as part of the budgeting and forecasting process.
  • Support Project Controller: Assist with WIP management, including weekly labour transaction reviews, timesheet data analysis, and updating and reconciling material and stock transactions.
  • Assist Accounts Receivable: Issue sales invoices, handle credit note requests, raise order acknowledgements, post daily cash receipts, and follow up with customers on payments.
  • Support Accounts Payable: Process purchase invoices with 3-way matching against GRN and PO, resolve invoicing discrepancies, and raise payments in the banking system.
  • Reconcile Balance Sheets: Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and produce month-end journals for review and upload into the accounting system.
  • Contribute to Monthly Management Accounts: Support the production of monthly management accounts, including deliverables into the Group consolidation system, and work with the Financial Controller on budgeting and forecasting.
  • Finance Business Partnering: Support the MD, FD and wider finance team with budgeting requirements 

 

What do you bring...

 

An ideal candidate would likely have the following experience…

 

  • Professional Qualifications: Ideally, you are part-qualified (AAT / CIMA) and committed to completing your professional qualification.
  • High Standards: You maintain very high standards in your work and are focused on achieving team results.
  • Communication Skills: You are confident and effective in working with non-financial teams and are proactive in engaging others to solve problems.
  • Resilience and Adaptability: You are resilient, a self-starter with a can-do attitude, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven corporate environment.
  • Organizational Skills: You are organized, with excellent prioritizing skills, and have a drive to improve current processes.
  • Technical Proficiency: You are proficient in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel and Word.

 

Our benefits... 

 

This is a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. We offer hybrid working for this role which will allow you to enjoy the balance of home working and collaboration time with the team in our modern, friendly offices in Peterborough. Additional benefits include; 

 

  • Generous holiday entitlement package totalling 33 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days. 
  • Howden Pension Plan with a maximum employer contribution of 7% with Scottish Widows
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay
  • Free onsite parking
  • Healthcare cash plan with Healthshield
  • Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary
  • Group Income Protection plan
  • Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal – Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing
  • Dedicated Help@Hand Service – free counselling, physiotherapy, financial support, medical second opinion, remote GP, personal training, nutrition consultations etc 
  • Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives – STEM ambassador & volunteering

 

Chart is an equal opportunity employer... 

 

The Company intention in respect of recruitment, selection and promotion is to appoint the most suitable candidate for each job regardless of that person’s race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability.

 

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