Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading UK is looking for a Business Controller to join its Woking-based team, supporting a £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’ll 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
This role is hybrid, based in our office in Woking with working days in the office being Mondays and Wednesdays.
Hours are approx:
- 8:45am-5pm Monday - Thursday
- 8:45am-4pm on Fridays
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Responsible for the areas of Controlling, Accounting, Quality Management with 1.5 direct reports
- You are responsible for monthly, quarter-end and annual accounts according to local law and IFRS. As such, you actively steer the relevant financial KPIs in alignment with the central finance team of thyssenkrupp Materials Trading
- Monitor and manage risks associated with the trading business in line with business needs and according to internal and external regulations
- Support business development via business plans and data-based analyses
- In collaboration with the central IT-organization, drive digitalization initiatives and optimize the ERP-landscape
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Solid experience in a senior Finance, Accounting, Controlling and/or Risk Management, preferably in an international environment and within the trading industry
- Experience working within a smaller team wearing multiple hats
- In-depth knowledge of financial and management accounting, and familiar with liquidity management and capable of analysing and managing risks
- Ability to effectively communicate across multiple stakeholders
- In addition to a high level of self-motivation, you exhibit strong performance orientation combined with reliability
We at thyssenkrupp Materials Trading are a highly global, diverse and dynamic team working in a challenging but exciting industry. You will get the possibility to shape the future and success of thyssenkrupp Materials Trading UK, together with a motivated and high performing team. We offer you the following benefits:
- A competitive salary package and additional benefits, such as a discretionary annual bonus
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Development opportunities within the management team of thyssenkrupp Materials Trading and the thyssenkrupp group
- Pension scheme
Operating on a global scale through an international sales and distribution network, thyssenkrupp Materials Trading is your partner for long-term success. Our core capabilities embrace complex logistic services for raw and finished steel materials along with supply chain dependability and consultancy for the downstream manufacturing and metalworking industries. As an international and dynamic trading company, we serve more than 1,500 customers worldwide in the steel and raw materials sector. With an annual turnover of more than 2 billion USD, our portfolio comprises over 350 products and is managed from 14 locations around the globe. thyssenkrupp Materials Trading UK, located in Woking, is one of the main business hubs within the thyssenkrupp Materials Trading organization.
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thyssenkrupp Materials UK operates a network of 8 sites with just under 500 employees in England and Northern Ireland which are in; Birmingham, Preston, Darton, Milton Keynes, and two sites in Belfast. We offer a vast range of metal material products such as stainless steel, aluminium and mild steel. We also provide a range of services, whether it be fully welded and fabricated finished parts or bespoke flat products cut to exact sizes. We have years of experience in the aerospace, construction and architecture, automotive and the general engineering industries.
We are part of a Global organisation, with around 480 locations in over 80 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business.
Here at thyssenkrupp Materials UK, we value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.
We want every part of the hiring process to be seamless and inclusive and so if you need any support during any stage, please reach out to [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss how we can support you.
Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised expiry date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to supply individual feedback at the CV review stage.
