Location: Cheltenham UK (Hybrid working)
Benefits: 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day Private Medical Insurance Bonus scheme Sharescheme Enhanced pension plan Life assurance Discount scheme.
Role Overview
The Senior Financial Operations Manager will have oversight of the UK Steam Share Service Centre for Operational Finance providing services to a number of companies across the UK Steam Thermal Solutions business and Spirax Group plc. The postholder will be responsible for the performance and controls in: Accounts Payable Treasury & Expenses Management Fixed Asset and Payroll operational reporting.
Your Objectives And Responsibilities Will Focus On…
- Developing setting and monitoring operational performance achievement against KPIs
- Working with team members to ensure successful achievement of objectives and developing the team’s overall capabilities and expertise
- Oversight of each team and embedding a robust and efficient control environment that ensures relevant policies are adhered to
- Ensuring bank mandate holders bank delegated approvers and authorisation limits are held in line with approved delegation of authority
- Oversight of forecasting of Fixed Asset and depreciation
- Coordination of Fixed Asset verification process
- Ownership of the Travel and Expenses policy and oversight of the FCM process
Your Previous Experience Is Likely To Include….
- Significant postqualification experience in a finance department of a commercial organisation
- Working within a managerial position in a Shared Service Centre or equivalent
- People management and financial leadership
To be successful in this role you will…
- Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
- Possess excellent communication interpersonal stakeholder management and relationship building skills
- Take a continuous improvement approach to ensure processes are streamlined and control environments are enhanced
- Effectively lead and motivate a diverse team fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Be a strategic thinker and effective problemsolver
- Be proficient in financial software
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos) organised into four Divisions: EMEA APAC Americas Gestra.
Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multinational industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam electric thermal solutions peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Power Generation Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our Purpose supported by our inclusive culture and Values unites us guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers communities suppliers our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus) flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays) 3 days’ paid volunteering leave comprehensive private healthcare enhanced pension plan life assurance optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan free onsite parking flexible benefits and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan detailed below.
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued across social and cultural backgrounds ethnicities ages genders gender identities abilities neurodiversity sexual orientation religious beliefs and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include genderneutral parental leave 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse menopausefriendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at .
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.