Financial Controller in Lincoln

Be visionary. Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

OVERVIEW OF POSITION AND BUSINESS: Finance lead position supporting 2 of our businesses based in the Lincoln area, TMUK Lincoln & Energetics UK facilities. These are part of the wider TADE UK group of Teledyne Technologies. TMUK Lincoln are responsible for designing and developing technology solutions, components and sub-systems based on microwave frequency technologies. Energetics UK designs and develops solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector, in particular military energetic devices from components through to complete systems. You’ll be playing a key role in the Senior Management team helping to drive the business needs for the two sites.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: As the lead Finance person across both Lincoln businesses, you will provide both financial and management accounting support to the local business unit management teams. You will manage a team of two, a Management Accountant and a Graduate Accountant. You will work with the TADE UK Group Financial Controller to direct the financial strategy of the business units under your control. To oversee financial controls across the business units, you will prepare annual budgets, monthly forecasts and reports, as well as commercial financial controls for projects, bids, etc. You will analyse and evaluate strategies to improve business matrices, whilst supporting the Shared Services Centre with DSO & DPO targets. Produce a monthly management accounts pack providing results and commentary on monthly accounts for the senior management teams. Provide operation finance oversight for all production costing across people, materials and the analytical side of the business. Support and provide finance leadership in strategic decision making across the business.

Cost Accounting: Valuation of inventories and work in progress for the Monthly Accounts pack. Manipulate data produced by SAP, using Excel spreadsheets where appropriate, to ensure correct analysis and allocation of cost and income in the accounts. Monthly creation of Sales and Order Backlog reports. Provide financial oversight to the business projects, ensuring compliance to ASC606 rules. Develop models and reports to analyse business performance and margins at each business unit.

Qualifications:

• Business partnering experience, ideally within a manufacturing/electronics/engineering environment
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualifications
• Experience of working with senior business management to set business strategies and financial controls
• Experience of using SAP would be ideal
• Knowledge of ASC606 rules would be of benefit, but not essential
• Knowledge of UKGAAP & USGAAP
• Strong excel and analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player who embraces change and possesses a continuous improvement mind-set
• Ability to work autonomously in the company
• Driving license and an ability to travel is preferred.

Teledyne UK Company Benefits: As part of the wider Teledyne UK group, we also offer our employees a range of company benefits that include:

• Salary sacrifice‑led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year.
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing.
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family‑friendly benefits and policies.
• Company sick pay.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.