Looking for more than a job? 

A job with meaning is more than a job. Creating the kind of positive change, we’re planning will need the skills of the world’s most talented people. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to affect your future and that of millions of others in ways you may never have thought possible. Curious? We hope so.

What you’ll do

Through business partnering and the use of digital tools, we are steering performance, championing compliance, and driving sustainable growth. Reporting to the Financial Controller UK, the Controller is responsible for managing inventory and securing efficiencies in the company’s working capital as well as providing business partnering support to the distribution department of Volvo Car UK. This role scope covers full ownership of the inventory control, both from a profit, cash, risk, accounting, and audit point of view. Proactively search opportunities and make plans to mitigate risk and avoid pitfalls. Actively drive to deliver goals and sustainable growth.

Your key deliverables will include:

Helping to create tools to monitor and report stock levels on a regular basis
Reporting on slow and or ageing stock, develop necessary tools in close collaboration with headquarters
Developing procedures for tracking stock at physical locations and methodologies for stock take, In collaboration with group accounting and auditors,
Managing stock levels within the company working capital targets
Assisting with overseeing receivables and payables, follow up and secure that shared service center is taking appropriate and timely actions
Cash forecast
During annual business planning process – support any area as requested
Helping to develop new digital resources to further leverage data analytics
Calling for actions and follow up that agreed tasks were done
Championing compliance and run audits within your areas
Formal Business Partner to Stock/Revenue pricing as well as Distribution  
Continually evaluating the effectiveness of the function and seek improvements

What you’ll bring

The successful candidate will:

Have a background in inventory controlling in similar environment
Possess excellent analytical skills and with a knack for detail
Have excellent accounting and governance skills
Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
Possess attributes and behaviors that align with our Listen-Learn-Lead framework for Business Partnering
Be a courageous person who builds networks, communicates effectively and listens to colleagues across the business
Be a true collaborator whom the organization can trust, and who constantly learns trough self-development
Be a results-oriented person who leads the way by planning and aligning actions within the organization, while balancing various stakeholders perspectives
Be someone who can lead independently and bring high levels of expertise in the field

Most of all, you share our values and can see everyone's potential. Your warm personality and eagerness to collaborate will be welcomed by all of us!

Benefits & Life at Volvo Car UK:
•    £57 - £63k.Competitive salaries that are reviewed and benchmarked annually
•    Discretionary, performance related bonus scheme that rewards you whilst you help us to achieve our goals
•    Hybrid working in our agile, state of the art offices or from home when convenient for you and your family 
•    Everyday flexible working Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm depending on business needs
•    28 days holiday + bank holidays (4 fixed & 4 unfixed) + the opportunity to buy up to 5 additional days 
•    15 days’ work from anywhere in the world policy
•    24 weeks enhanced and flexible parental leave for all employees regardless of gender up to a child’s 3rd birthday
•    Matched pension contribution up to 5%
•    Wellbeing benefits such as Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance with Vitality 
•    2 paid volunteering / charity days per year
•    Access to our preferential employee lease car scheme for you and your family 
•    Subsidised onsite restaurant plus free refreshments and snacks 
•    Onsite electrical charging for your Plug-In Hybrid Electric or Battery Electric vehicle.
•    A set salary sacrifice spend limit, refreshed every tax year for you to choose from multiple services and products to suit your lifestyle whilst saving on tax and NI within our extensive flexible benefits platform
•    Discounted shopping site with 100s of brands and online retailers

Diversify our future:
Volvo Cars is an equal opportunities employer. We are a company for people who care about other people and for the world we live in. We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, and promotion. It’s what you do that counts and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future. With us, you can truly be yourself, embrace new opportunities, thrive and a make a difference.  

Want to know more? We hope so

Welcome with your application, by submitting your resume via our recruiting system. Please note that due to GDPR we cannot accept applications through e-mail, so we welcome your application via the link provided in this job advertisement no later than Feb 21st, 2024. In this process, we work with continuous candidate selection. 

Volvo Cars - Driving change together
Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.
For the right person, an inspiring, and creative workplace awaits. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, paid parental leave policy? You’ll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that’s made us one of the world’s most awarded and progressive employers.
By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.

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