Job Description

Are you ready to soar in your career? Join Doncasters and take your career to new heights!





Here at Doncasters we specialise in turning metals into motion, working with household names, we are looking for a Finance Director to help us continue our journey!



This is a site-based role at our site in Chard, Somerset.

Why join us?

Doncasters, an international precision castings business, operates at the cutting edge of superalloy production and manufacture servicing aerospace, IGT, and mobility markets. We are forging new paths in innovation and excellence whilst delivering our high-performing, super strong, heat-resilient and safety critical products to global bluechip companies. We aren't just breaking the mould, we're melting it down, turning metals into motion, and launching them into orbit.

The Role:

As a core leader within our Finance team and part of the Chards leadership, you'll play a vital role in driving our business strategy forward.





In this dynamic role, you'll oversee the daily financial operations, including accounting, payroll, and detailed cost assessments, ensuring the business runs smoothly and efficiently. Your commitment to maintaining strong financial controls will enable insightful management analysis that supports strategic decisions across our organization. Additionally, you'll be responsible for delivering timely, accurate financial reports for our Site, Regional, and Group management, ensuring everything aligns with Corporate Policies, Statutory Requirements, and IFRS standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Accounting & Management

Produce timely, accurate Management and Statutory Accounts, ensuring compliance with DAPP and IFRS. Maintain financial integrity through robust controls, stock counts, and fixed asset management.

Management Accounting

Lead a team to create dashboards that enhance forecasting accuracy and ensure a "no surprises" approach. Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial forecasts and budgeting processes. Provide insights on performance drivers through trend analysis and collaboration with business partners. Develop standard costs, prepare management accounts, and conduct business modelling for key projects.

Business Partnering

Work closely with the General Manager to deliver performance insights, challenge ideas, and support strategic initiatives.

If you have any of the below qualifications and experience, we would love to hear from you

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification Previous leadership experience Strong knowledge of IFRS and GAAP Experienced in commercial finance, group consolidations, and multicurrency groups Experience in manufacturing finance Skilled in budgeting, financial closure, reporting, data analysis, and forecasting Proficient in MS Office (Excel) and Hyperion Experienced in interpreting standard costings and variances

To Apply

Apply now, online, and be part of our journey.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability, physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com .


Requirements:
ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification Previous leadership experience Strong knowledge of IFRS and GAAP Experienced in commercial finance, group consolidations, and multicurrency groups Experience in manufacturing finance Skilled in budgeting, financial closure, reporting, data analysis, and forecasting Proficient in MS Office (Excel) and Hyperion * Experienced in interpreting standard costings and variances