Location, Salary & Hours
Location: Woking / Hybrid. Salary: Competitive. Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time.
Position Overview
Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading UK is looking for a Business Controller to join its Woking‑based team, supporting a GBP 50m turnover trading business of around 16 employees. As part of the management team, you will take ownership of Controlling, Accounting, and Quality Management, ensuring accurate reporting under local GAAP and IFRS, and maintaining strong financial governance. The role focuses on monthly, quarterly and annual planning and reporting, KPI tracking and risk management within a trading environment. You will act as a key finance partner to the Divisional Director and commercial team, providing clear financial insight, supporting business planning, and helping ensure operational decisions are financially sound. The role also includes driving improvements in systems and processes, including collaboration on ERP and digital initiatives. Reporting to the Divisional Director, with close links to central finance teams in the UK and Germany, this is a hands‑on, commercially relevant finance role in a lean, international trading business.
Hours
Hybrid arrangement: office in Woking with working days in the office on Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday – Thursday: 8:45 am – 5:00 pm. Friday: 8:45 am – 4:00 pm.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for Controlling, Accounting, and Quality Management with 1.5 direct reports.
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts according to local law and IFRS, steering financial KPIs in alignment with the central finance team.
- Monitor and manage risks associated with the trading business in line with business needs and regulatory requirements.
- Support business development through business plans and data‑based analyses.
- Collaborate with central IT to drive digitalisation initiatives and optimise the ERP landscape.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Solid experience in senior Finance, Accounting, Controlling and/or Risk Management, preferably in an international trading environment.
- Experience working within a smaller team wearing multiple hats.
- In‑depth knowledge of financial and management accounting, liquidity management, and risk analysis.
- Effective communication across multiple stakeholders.
- High level of self‑motivation, strong performance orientation and reliability.
Job Benefits
- Competitive salary package and discretionary annual bonus.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Development opportunities within the management team and the thyssenkrupp group.
- Pension scheme.
