Assistant Controller

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our Finance Department at our Workington Mill. Joining us on a full-time, permanent basis, you will receive a competitive salary and become part of our welcoming team.

Holmen Board & Paper is a Swedish company and a member of the Holmen Group. The Workington Mill produces premium paperboard under the brand Incada. Our paperboard is an integral part of the shopping experience for our clients’ customers. Since 2013 we have powered the mill almost entirely by fossil fuel free energy. We value our employees and products highly. Today we are approximately 340 co-workers. Our integrated pulp and paperboard mill is located to the west of the beautiful Lake District in the north of England.

What we will offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Fantastic contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• A range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing 
• Opportunities to develop and grow
• Full PPE and annual uniform/PPE allowance
• On site Occupational Health
• On-site staff canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly procedures including enhanced maternity leave and menopause procedure

About the role:

As our Assistant Controller, you will be responsible for maintaining financial systems which ensure the effective internal control of financial activities of the Company.  The duties of the Assistant Controller’s will encompass all of the activities of the finance department as and when deemed competent, covering both accounting and business control activities.

The successful Assistant Controller will:

• Maintain the sales ledger, (inc. processing customer receipts, liaising with the credit control team, raising miscellaneous sales invoices, credit control activities for the forestry and miscellaneous sales ledger)
• Carry out purchase ledger maintenance, (inc. scanning/verifying invoices and matching to purchase orders, generating payment runs and self-billing)
• Work on capital projects accounting and maintenance of the fixed assets register
• Provide accounting support for the forestry operations (inc. FSC chain of custody)
• Report externally to regulatory bodies (inc. VAT and Intrastat returns and EC sales lists)
• Carry out statutory financial reporting
• Maintain effective internal control procedures
• Liaise with internal and external financial auditors
• Be aware of and compliant with Holmen Finance policy and Finance guidelines

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Controller:

• Be numerate and have a working knowledge of basis bookkeeping principles
• Be IT literate and have a good working knowledge of the IT systems used by the department
• Have a working knowledge of VAT rules and other relevant regulatory requirements as applicable to the company’s normal activities
• Although formal finance related qualification are not necessary, team members will be encouraged to develop their knowledge and skill levels wherever possible

Closing Date: 4pm, Friday 10th May 2024

If you’re looking for the opportunity to challenge yourself and make a positive impact with a pioneering customer-orientated business, we’d love to hear from you. Please click apply now to be considered as our Assistant Controller!

Holmen is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

We are devoted and committed to developing our teams and ensuring that our staff have the courage, commitment, and responsibility to perform at their best. We provide significant resources to enable you to achieve your potential and expect our staff to perform to the best of their ability at all times.