Financial Controller

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Controller to join our team in Milwaukee, WI. As the Financial Controller, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial operations of our organization, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic financial management and leading the finance team.

You will support the Plant Manager as a trusted business partner within the Factory Leadership Teams (vision, organization, practices, initiatives/projects ) on a day to day basis as well as on a long term strategic view. You will provide visibility around costs related to the plant processes through the driving of relevant analysis and reporting (monitoring/updating of the forecast and controlling spend to ensure savings targets are achieved), as well as to ensure adherence to financial legal requirements and Rotork Accounting Standards.

Main Responsibilities:

Operational

• Manage day to day operations including but not limited to Cost Accounting, Inventory Management and Revenue Recognition.
• Liaise with the Central Services Team for all plant accounting requirements relating to invoicing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll.
• Complete the month end close process, including the determination and journal entry for provisions.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly management accounts in line with Group reporting deadlines.
• Analyse gross margins at product level to understand the key drivers of business performance in terms of volume and mix variances.  
• Participate in the monthly performance review with the Operations team, detailing the results of past month, providing explanations for deviations. 
• Assist the Operations team in understanding financial results and developing plans/strategies for bringing results back to forecasted and/or budgeted levels.
• Actively support in the development of cost improvement opportunities, by being an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives to validate and review proposed savings.
• Actively support inventory management planning and control. 
• Develop, control and ensure robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests.

Control and Governance

• Promote and maintain a strong control environment in accordance with Group Policy.
• Research technical accounting issues as and when required.
• Coordinate and be the key contact for internal and external audits, ensuring audit findings are resolved in a timely manner.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Liaise with key stakeholders to collect, analyze and challenge the assumptions and data provided for the forecasting / budgeting for sales, manufacturing costs, profit, working capital and other significant metrics in accordance with the group timetable.
• Prepare and submit the current year quarterly forecasts and the annual budget for next year in the group consolidation system. 

Qualifications

Ideal Experience

• Hold a degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent finance focused subject 
• Minimum 5+ years accounting or finance management experience.
• Proficient in spreadsheets and databases, MS Office (Power Query / Power BI experience sought) and used several ERP systems.  Be familiar with financial consolidation tools (OneStream, SAP BPC, Hyperion).
• Experience in managing the finance processes of changing an ERP system would be beneficial.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting, with at least 5 years in a senior financial management role
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, IFRS, and US accounting standards and regulations
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, SUMIFS)
• Experience with financial software and ERP systems
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams effectively
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience in developing and implementing financial strategies and internal controls
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and provide actionable insights
• Knowledge of risk management and corporate governance best practices
• Support in coaching and developing the US finance team.

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Additional Information

Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customer