Job Description

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 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries we serve over 90% of the world\'s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

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It\'s great to know you\'re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you\'ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you\'ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 400+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, canteen, vending machines and showers.

Based at our Luton Manufacturing site as the Accounts Administrator you\'ll join the Finance team on a 6 month fixed-term contract reporting to the Finance Business Partner. The Accounts Administrator will provide an exemplary Accounts Receivable and Payable function to the Luton site ensuring your responsibilities are met within the weekly and monthly accounts timetable.

With this opportunity we\'re pleased to provide a hybrid working approach enabling you to balance your time between working remotely and working in our offices. This is a full time position of 37 hours per week. There is flexibility to the hours of work while ensuring the core business hours of 09:00 to 15:00 are supported.

Job Responsibilities

• Debtors and creditors reporting
• Tracking and reconciling bank statements
• Supporting month end process
• Record accounts payable
• Record accounts receivable
• Processing payments
• Participating in internal audits (where applicable)
• Any other reasonable duties
• Be compliant with the Company\'s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures

How You\'ll Contribute

To help us make a difference, you\'ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Experience of working in Finance Accounting or Finance Administration
• Experience of working with SAP or an ERP system
• Able to work on own initiative and with excellent accuracy
• Good knowledge of Excel

Desirable:

• AAT or equivalent qualification
• Experience within the Manufacturing industry

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Accounts Administrator will be conscientious and diligent with exceptional attention to detail, a motivated self-starter individual who is able to work on their own initiative.

What We\'ll Offer

Once you\'re on board you\'ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Up to \xc2\xa330,000 per annum dependent on experience
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we\'ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• Free onsite parking
• Local gym discount
• 50% off local travel card
• Free airport Dart
• Free airport parking
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

Hybrid Work Approach
We understand our employees thrive by working differently, what works for one may not work for another, offering different ways of working is core to us creating a great employee experience. We\'re pleased to provide a hybrid working approach enabling you to balance your time between working remotely and working in our offices. We\'re also keen for our employees to achieve a work life balance so we\'re happy to discuss flexible working options with you should the role be able to accommodate it.

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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\' last year. 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.

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