Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

WHAT THE ROLE HAS TO OFFER

• Great opportunity to gain experience and further your career in Finance
• Work in a team supporting a broad project portfolio across Land Sector with a growth trajectory and robust order backlog.
• Opportunity to support the development of marketing leading products and capabilities, underpinned by investment plans and shift to a product approach where appropriate.
• Opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders across the project, functions, other part of Thales UK, business line and GBU
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, exciting and dynamic environment
• The chance to make enhancements to the control environment to ensure the sector is well positioned to execute its growth plan in a controlled fashion.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement

THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT REPORTING ACCOUNTANT ARE:

• To assist in managing the Company’s reporting, forecasting, budgeting and project accounting control processes to ensure that the company meets its agreed financial objectives.
• To assist in ensuring that adequate financial control is exercised over the Company by ensuring compliance with Group and Statutory requirements.
• To also work closely with the Operations functions and the Business sectors to facilitate effective financial management
• In conjunction with the Senior Finance Manager ensure that the month end reporting timetable is adhered to, with accurate and timely submissions into the consolidated reporting tool (Magnitude). Responsible for the population into Magnitude of monthly financials statements and additional submissions in support of the budgeting cycle.
• Provide accurate and insightful analysis on project related Balance Sheet items in support of the Business Controller team, main areas of focus Unbilled/WIP/Inventory
• Provide support to the functions within Operations, primarily the reporting of actual performance versus budget for all functions within Operations and the re-forecasting there-of. To undertake variance analysis and reporting of Utilisation and labour recovery.
• Lead the annual rates process for the OME business for both Internal and MoD External
• To support the Multi-Year Budgeting activities for the Finance function primarily with regard to the determination of recoverable hours (MYB) and utilisation analysis and provide meaningful business insight to allow effective decision-making
• To work with the Operations function and the Head of Operations to responsible for the monthly financial performance requirements and identify issues and implement improvements.
• Finance Lead for Operations/Supply and Resource Planning (S&OP) meetings in accordance with OME monthly timetable.
• Provision of accurate and timely OME central/reporting items to external auditors and timely resolution of follow up questions. Support the Senior Finance Manager in external audit planning and project management activities.
• Lead and co-ordinate the annual ICQ return for OME, including identifying required action plans to close areas of non-compliance. Support the Senior Finance Manager in driving action plans to a close
• Primary point of contact for the OME MoD rates audit and own the accurate and timely submission of deliverables in Defcars
• Ensuring that effective financial controls are identified, implemented, enforced and constantly reviewed and maintained.
• In support of the Operations function be the primary finance point of contact for the relevant areas of Inventory reporting. To include Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO).
• Ad hoc tasks as necessary