ERP Systems Financial Specialist

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

As an ERP Systems Financial Specialist, you will act as a skilled and knowledgeable team member whose role is to provide the business support and deliver best practices around the design and implementation of ERP applications and solutions in line with the business requirements. You will be a trusted partner to the business in providing ERP applications and solutions with a financial focus.

Job Responsibilities

• User Support in troubleshooting both ERP and business process issues.
• Analyze user operational procedures to develop functional systems requirements and advise and instruct other staff responsible for development.
• Improve process flow and user documentation for different ERP related modules and enhance user knowledge and competency.
• Other duties as assigned based on business needs: i.e., special projects, Enhancements etc.
• Responsible for project tracking and control for assigned modules or systems, serving as a liaison between functional and technical resources to manage the development of new system functionality, upgrades, system modifications, and day-to-day problem analysis, issue tracking, and resolution.
• Ability to translate the functional and non-functional business requirements into a technical solutions design.
  
  

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience with:
• Working with large ERP applications with emphasis on Finance (e.g. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Cash Management and Sub ledger Accounting) in a manufacturing environment.
• Financial data analysis and reporting
• Creating/maintaining functions, stored procedures, etc. and using SQL in a Relational database environment (preferably Oracle).
• Working with Microsoft products specifically SSRS, Excel and Access.
• Ability to effectively work with end users and business teams for requirements gathering, understanding customer needs, testing, etc.
• U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Finance, or other related fields of study
• Experience with common finance business practices like EDI, Supplier Financing Programs, and automated invoicing.
• Experience with complex account reconciliations in standard and actual costing environments.
• Experience with CINCOM Control and Unit4 Financials.
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative.
• Works independently with minimal guidance required.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Experience working in an Aerospace and Defense environment.
  
  

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.