Finance Manager

Job Description

Location:

Astec Industries Europe Limited, 3 Bankmore Way East

Reporting to the Site Controller, you will play a vital role in ensuring that the Finance Department continues to support the business going forward. We want both a financial and operational focused individual with the drive and commitment to make it happen. The role requires someone with the ability to manage their own workload with minimal supervision and be able to think on their own feet and make the correct decisions with little hesitation.

You must be professionally qualified and have a minimum 3-5 years post qualified experience gained within business / industry, ideally in a manufacturing environment.

• Reporting directly to the Site Controller, you will contribute to the strategic planning, financial management and take ownership of the day to day running of the finance function within the Company.
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly management and financial accounts packages to a 4 day period close deadline.
• Maintenance of balance sheet accounts and strategic P&L analysis – including variance analysis to budget.
• Assist the controller with the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Ensure timely compliance with all US parent company reporting time frames and requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Assist the Controller with wider corporate objectives.
• Liaise with auditors and other external financial / government bodies.
• Manage the finance team with 4-6 direct reports – including HR and personnel management.
• Lead the finance team in relation to accounts payables, supplier payments and costings – ensuring the current level of high professional standards continue to be achieved and maintained.
• Drive improvements with daily activities and identify areas for enhanced financial analysis which will benefit the wider company.
• Work closely with other departments:
  Engineering, Sales, Production and Manufacturing to ensure that all Finance standards, processes, policies and procedures are being adhered to.
• Abide by all Health and Safety Policies and Regulations.

The above job description is not exhaustive and is not intended to give a definite list of all duties and responsibilities. It is a guideline within which the individual job holder works. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible. There will be additional duties and responsibilities in accordance with the job role.

Servicing the quarrying and aggregate, mining, port, and terminal sectors, Telestack design and manufacture their equipment from their headquarters in Omagh. Based across 2 nearby sites, Telestack have grown extensively in numbers and employ people across a range of disciplines from engineering (design, mechanical, electrical), manufacturing, fabrication, quality, supply chain, project management, aftermarket and product support, sales, marketing, finance, HR, IT and many more.

In addition, their turnover has increased substantially in that short period, and they are now one of the key private employers in the locality.

Utilising industry-leading software and technologies, Telestack have a track record of firsts. Their engineering team have developed concepts that have changed the nature of the sectors in which they operate. Guided by industry best practice, Telestack boast all the benefits of a large corporate company whilst maintaining the culture and ethos of a local family operation! The Telestack solutions are world‑renowned, and the brand is known, respected and sought‑after, by large blue‑chip companies globally.

Company Culture

Telestack was purchased in 2014 by Astec Industries – the >$1bn NASDAQ listed company who are one of America's leading manufacturers of equipment that build’s much of the world’s infrastructure. Astec boast world celebrated brands such as Peterson grinders, Kolberg‑Pioneer, Johnson Crushers and Osborn mining products, combining their centuries of experience under the trusted Astec brand.

Astec is a market‑leading brand supplying equipment to several industries that include the asphalt, concrete, recycling, aggregate, road building, and mining…