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Finance and Purchasing Controller | Immingham | Up to £25,000 | Office based
The Opportunity
This opportunity is with a company with a compelling reputation within the rail industry, specializing in the maintenance and repair of freight wagons nationwide. They are currently seeking a motivated and personable individual to join their team in the role of Finance and Purchasing Controller. Due to their continued growth, this position is crucial for overseeing Davis Wagons' financial operations and procurement activities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in material acquisition and control.
As the Finance and Purchasing Controller, you will play a pivotal role within the business, overseeing the procurement process to ensure all materials and items are correctly identified, purchased, and controlled. This includes processing the purchase ledger, receipting invoices, raising purchase orders, and managing accounts payable internally. Your role will be crucial in meeting finance deadlines and supporting both the Supply Chain Manager and Finance Manager, contributing as an integral member of a close-knit team.
Given the company’s strong reputation in the rail industry and its continued growth, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact on their financial operations and procurement activities. You would be working closely with the Supply Chain Manager and Finance Manager, which not only supports your role but also provides exposure to various aspects of the supply chain within a large rail company.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the cost-effective procurement of materials, equipment and services thus supporting the company’s commitment to its customers (both internal and external) by meeting financial, production and budget targets.
- Placement of Purchase Orders with fully evaluated and proven vendors.
- Control of relevant documentation ensuring that all movements are controlled and are auditable.
- Receipting all delivery notes and creating a GRN.
- Cooperating with suppliers to process invoices for payment in a timely manner.
- Responsible for processing all administration in relation to all company vehicles.
- To deal with Goods Inwards queries and receipts of purchase orders.
- Maintenance and control of the Approved Vendor list and Safety Critical Suppliers list.
- To ensure that the “Purchase Orders Due” report is fully maintained and updated.
- To ensure that all actions are within the company’s procedures.
- Ensure all expenditure is recovered.
- All administrative work relating to company Business to Business Sales.
- Potential for annual leave / sickness cover for processing of weekly staff payroll.
- Administrative work relating to company HR processing for new starters and staff leavers.
- Assist with any other work requirement as directed by your line manager.
The Candidate:
- Experience with purchase orders
- Strong admin skills
- IT literate
Location: Immingham (onsite)
Salary: Up to £25,000
- Monday to Friday
- 5 hours per week
About Ford & Stanley Group
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
