Cost Controller

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in flow control solutions is seeking a Regional Financial Controller for their European operations. This role encompasses team management, financial compliance, and reporting responsibilities within a dynamic manufacturing context. The successful candidate will drive efficiency and oversee audits while ensuring strong financial governance.

Qualifications

• Educated to undergraduate level minimum along with professional qualifications.
• Extensive experience in a corporate and manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record in people management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the finance team and ensure recruitment of key talent.
• Accountability for all ledgers, compliance, and financial processes.
• Oversee financial reporting and audit management.

Skills

Communication

Financial Management

Team Management

Compliance

Excel

SAP

Education

Undergraduate degree

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

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Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.

John Crane is part of Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.

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Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional financial Controller, Europe to join our Finance team reporting to the Finance Director, Financial Control. As a Regional Financial controller you will focus on building a lean, efficient European finance organisation grounded in strong controls, compliance, and streamlined processes. The successful candidate will proactively manage and develop the finance team, ensuring the recruitment and retention of key talent. They will hold ultimate accountability for all ledgers, controls, compliance, payroll, and financial processes within the Financial Control Environment, working closely with operational accounting in a manufacturing setting. Responsibilities also include standardising internal control processes, managing the region’s balance sheet and cash flow, and ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Additionally, the role involves overseeing internal and external audits, providing oversight of the finance function for the Canadian entity, managing HQ accounting alongside smaller legacy entities, and serving as a key member of the global controlling finance group with statutory director duties as required. Other ad hoc duties will be assigned as needed.

This role is based from our headquarters within Slough working Monday to Friday normal office hours.

John Crane is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to crafting an inclusive environment for all employees.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Proactively manage the finance team. Recruit, develop and retain key talent.
• Ultimate responsibility for all ledgers, controls, compliance, payroll and financial processes in the Financial Control Environment
• Work with operational accounting in a manufacturing environment
• Ensuring processes are standardised in the Internal Control Environment
• Accountable for the balance sheet and cashflow of the region
• Timely and accurate financial reporting
• Internal and External Audit management
• Oversight of the finance function of the Canadian entity
• Management of HQ accounting and small holding / legacy entities
• Key member of global controlling finance group, including Statutory Director responsibilities where required

The Individual

• Educated to undergraduate level minimum, CIMA/ACCA/ACA
• Extent experience in a global and /or large corporate and manufacturing environment
• Demonstrable record of people management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English – any additional European language a benefit
• Strong Excel, SAP and MS Office experience

Diversity & Inclusion

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 John Crane, Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers – John Crane) or LinkedIn.