Assistant Financial Controller

As Assistant Financial Controller you will play a key role in shaping the financial success of the business. Working directly with the Financial Controller you will not only ensure accurate and timely financial reporting but also drive efficiencies support strategic decisionmaking and help embed Finance as a true business partner. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive finance professional to make an impact in a business going through an exciting period of transformation.
 

Key Responsibilities and Outcomes:

Business Partnering & Cultural Transformation

• Act as a key business partner working closely with operational teams to ensure Finance is embedded within the business.
• Support the cultural transformation of the Finance function shifting towards a more proactive valuedriven approach.
• Challenge influence and guide key stakeholders by providing financial insights that drive strategic decisionmaking.
• Work crossfunctionally to align financial objectives with business goals ensuring a commercial mindset across the organisation.
• Develop a culture of collaboration ensuring Finance is seen as an enabler of success rather than just a reporting function.
• Lead by example in fostering a continuous improvement (CI) mindset driving efficiency and innovation within financial processes and existing controls.

Leadership & Management

• Inspire manage and lead a team of six direct reports ensuring they are motivated engaged and working effectively towards the company vision.
• Provide coaching development and performance management helping team members reach their full potential to drive towards a highperformance work culture.
• Oversee the allocation of tasks and workload ensuring efficiency and high standards across the team.

Operational

• Assist in the management of all daytoday finance matters including but not limited to invoicing AR AP GL Cost Accounting Inventory Accounting Revenue Recognition Tax and Payroll.
• Assist with the production of the monthly management accounts by preparing and entering journals for all accruals prepayments and provisions.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are completed to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly.
• Prepare and enter the monthly accounts into the Group consolidation system.
• Ensure all local and Group reporting requirements are completed within required deadlines and to a high standard.
• Perform variance analysis to evaluate company performance and provide commentary to explain key variances to budget / forecast.
• Assist in the preparation of information for local management performance reviews.
• Continuously review existing working practices and processes to identify and implement efficiency improvements.
• Build good working relationships with key contacts in order to understand the business and the needs of the business.
• Assist the Financial Controller in the coaching and development of the Finance Team as individuals and as a team.
• Assist with adhoc projects as required.
• Deputise for the Financial Controller when required.

Control Governance and Compliance

• Ensure all local / national government reporting to comply with regulatory requirements is completed accurately and by the required deadline.
• Assist with the yearend close process for IFRS Group reporting and local GAAP Statutory reporting.
• Assist in the preparation and collation of information for the yearend external audit and liaise with the external auditors.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the company.
• Support the Financial Controller in the implementation and continuous monitoring of strong internal controls and processes across the business.
• Assist the Financial Controller with all internal audit requirements.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Assist with the preparation and submission of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts by liaising with other departments to collect data and appropriately challenging assumptions.

Qualifications :

Critical Competencies for Success

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of their work and achieves results
• A team player with the ability to carry out tasks autonomously and collaboratively 
• Clear and effective communication both internally and externally
• Absolute integrity; trusted and respected
• Problem solving

Ideal Experience / Skills

• A degree in Accounting Finance or equivalent finance focused subject and/or a professional finance qualification
• Proven experience of working in a similar role and / or at an equivalent level in a comparable business
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel (pivot tables vlookups)
• Experience of working in manufacturing or a similar industry sector would be highly beneficial
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Additional Personal Characteristics

• Can do attitude and the ability to learn quickly
• Willing to travel internationally and comfortable working in a multicultural environment

Additional Information :

Rotork is the marketleading global flow control and instrumentation company helping our customers manage the flow or liquids gases and powders across many industries worldwide.

Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.

For over sixty years the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping pharmaceuticals and food these are the flows on which our modern world depends.

Today were respected and admired for our people performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence and thats what we will always pursue safely and sustainably.

Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth building on our existing market leadership. Its a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime