Financial Controller

Company Overview

ELG Utica Alloys is a specialist in metal revert, sourcing end-of-life materials, processing them, and supplying high-performance alloys and metals back into industries such as aerospace, oil & gas, power generation, and engineering.

The Role

This is a senior and high-impact role, serving as number two in the finance team and providing essential assistance and insight into all commercial and operational aspects across our UK, Singapore, and South Africa entities.

• Reporting to: Head of Finance UK

Location: Katowice

• Entities Covered: UK, Singapore, South Africa
• Special Project: ERP Implementation Leader

This is a unique opportunity to join us during a major business transformation. We are currently dual-running our bespoke BMS system alongside Microsoft Dynamics 365 ahead of a Q2 2026 roll-out. The AFC will be a key leader in this project, helping to design and implement reporting and analysis tools for finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Management and Mentorship: Direct management of a UK team of 4 (AP, AR, Cashbook, Payroll) and providing support to finance teams in Singapore and South Africa
• Ownership of Month-End Close: Driving the monthly financial close process, including full reconciliation to the sales/purchase/inventory system, intercompany reconciliation (current & loan accounts), inventory/sales provisions, accruals & prepayments, and Fixed Assets
• Group Reporting: Preparing the monthly management pack, reporting to our parent company (APERAM) via Tagetik, and answering Group-level queries.
• Statutory Compliance: Liaising with external auditors and overseeing Companies House and National Statistics returns
• Planning and Analysis: Preparation and reporting of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for the UK and overseas subsidiaries
• Treasury and Risk Management: Overseeing weekly currency hedging (USD, Euro, Rand) and reporting on weekly metal positions
• Tax Compliance: Assisting with Corporation Tax and VAT returns as well as providing support for subsidiary company reporting in Singapore, and South Africa

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Master in Finances and Accounting or Master of Economics / Master of Management with a specialization in accounting, controlling, or auditing or 5 years of experience in the sector or similar role 
• Data Proficiency: Excellent data analysis skills, including advanced manipulation of Excel documents
• Global Collaborator: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across departments and internationally (America, Europe, Africa, Far East)
• Inquisitive Mindset: An imperative ability to ask the right questions, understand our complicated industry's unique characteristics, and question current practices to identify and implement improvements
• Deadline Driven: Proven ability to work efficiently and analyse complex information to meet the tight turn-around required by a listed group for month-end and statutory reporting
• Fluent in English, other languages are a positive plus 
• Open to travelling abroad to visit other sites you collaborate with

Aperam is a global leader in stainless, electrical, and specialty steels, as well as recycling and renewables, serving customers in over 40 countries. Our business is structured into four segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions, Alloys & Specialties, and Recycling & Renewables.

We have a flat stainless and electrical steel production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes in Brazil and Europe, and we lead in alloys and high-value specialty products. Our industrial network includes 16 production facilities across Brazil, Belgium, France, the United States, India, and China. Aperam operates an integrated distribution, processing, and services network, with a unique ability to produce low-carbon stainless and specialty steels using biomass, stainless steel scrap, and high-performance alloys scrap.

Through BioEnergia, we produce charcoal from our own FSC®-certified forests, and with ELG - Aperam Recycling, a global leader in stainless steel and high-performance alloys recycling, we place sustainability at the core of our business, enabling our customers to thrive in the circular economy.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team where technology and innovation meets industrial transformation. Your talent and energy will help drive smarter, more sustainable solutions for a global company committed to be a leading value creator in the circular economy of infinite, world-changing materials.

Visit  https://www.aperam.com/ to learn more - and let’s build what’s next, together.