Job Description

Company DescriptionJohn 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, bearings, 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.

• Key member and contributor to the monthly close process including processing of General Ledger journals in SAP
• Analytical review of financial results
• Undertake General Ledger reconciliations
• Support the annual financial statement audits by providing analysis and supporting documentation
• Support local direct and indirect tax filings by providing reports and analysis xc2xb7 Leadership of the period-end timetables, checklists, processes and reporting into the financial reporting systems
• Leadership of the Balance Sheet Reviews for assigned entities
• Monthly upload of SAP to IBM Cognos TM1 for internal reporting
• Additional half-year and year-end reporting in Onyx
• Ensuring strict compliance with financial & business controls required by the Division/Group and external auditors.
• Support to Internal audits
• Bank Payment Approver
• Support to Shared Service Projects as require

Planning and Decision Making:

• The ability to organize workload across the team and to meet tight deadlines xc2xb7 A good team player with a flexible approach and the ability to work on own initiative and in teams is essential.
• Knowledge and experience of Project Management techniques to manage change Impact and Scope:
• Ability to cope with month end reporting, tight deadlines
• Ensure good working environment within the finance team and immediate action to resolve disputes
• Building strong relationships with Senior Business Leaders, Internal/External Auditors and finance control teams Key

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance or accounting
• A professional accounting qualification is desirable
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in a Shared Service team
• Professional and strong understanding of IFRS
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong influencing, analytical and problem-solving skills
• A self-starter with an ability to think logically
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Coaching skills to develop finance team members
• Focused on continuous improvement Good commercial awareness

Additional InformationWith 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 race, colour, 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.At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation xe2x80x93 including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website ( )

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