UK Finance Controller

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

Reporting to the Sub-Regional Financial Controller UK & IR, managing some financial reporting for John Crane UK Ltd and some holding companies. Working closely with the Divisional Finance and FP&A Team and Global Operations Team to drive business performance, provide high quality financial analysis and the presentation of financial information to support decision-making. Working with the Finance Shared Service teams to ensure accurate and high-quality accounting and compliance.

Responsibilities including but not limited to:

Business Partnering:

• Support the Global FP&A team with the annual Budget/Forecast process, ad hoc analysis and queries, together with UK Sales BP
• Manage the P&L and Balance Sheet Review process in collaboration with the John Crane UK Shared Service team.
• Support the annual External Audit process and interact with all the key stakeholders in this process (Auditors, SSC, FBPs, business departments etc.).
• Support the preparation of the annual Tax return.
• Manage the monthly commentary for the business area of responsibility, together with UK Sales BP.

Accounting And Reporting:

• Support the Sub Regional Financial Controller on any task as required, daily, weekly and monthly in matters of reporting & accounting.
• Prepare the supporting calculations for monthly and ad hoc accounting journals for JC UK Ltd as necessary.
• Support the Assistant Divisional Controller with the Global Management charges and Royalty calculations (act as back up for Assistant Divisional Controller), profit in stock calculation and IFRS16 compliance & accounting.
• Own the monthly accounting/group/Onyx reporting for two holdings companies (JCG and SGHN).
• Own the annual audit, statutory accounts and tax process for two holding companies (JCG and SGHN).
• Manage the monthly submission of the P&L and BS for the UK Services (COY115) in TM1 (GLX upload for all UK COYs).
• Support the Assistant DC with the half-year and full-year reporting into Onyx.

Compliance:

• Monthly submission of IC in Diligent as needed for the business area of responsibility.
• Manage the ICE program for the legal entities in line with Group directives and Company policies.
• Ensure compliance of financial transactions in line with DOA.
• Ensure new policies are implemented and current policies are understood and adhered to.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Finance Degree or Accounting Qualification (CIMA, ACA/ACCA).
• Minimum 5 years accounting/reporting/controlling experience.
• Deadline and Team focused.
• Strong IT skills, SAP experience advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Desire to learn and develop will be key to success in this role.

Planning And Decision Making:

• Ability to cope with tight deadlines.
• A flexible approach and the ability to work on own initiative is essential.
• Collaborator and team focused, ability to work in a global, cross-cultural environment.

Impact And Scope:

• Ability to cope with tight deadlines.
• Ensure good working relationship with all Stakeholders, including the Shared Service team based in India.
• Proactivity in queries and dispute resolution.
• Proactive Partnering with key business partners and senior management.

Key Internal And External Relationships:

• Reporting to the UK & IR Sub-Regional Financial Controller.
• Key liaison with senior management in UK and internal business partners.
• Cooperation with the wider JC finance community.
• Close cooperation with John Crane Finance Shared Service.
• Company auditors, tax consultants and other consultant relationships.

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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