Financial Controller

Description
JOB PURPOSE
The role holder will work with the Fremont site management team to ensure the site achieves its financial budgets, forecast and strategic plan growth targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate and insightful financial reporting to the Fremont site and Photonics Division management teams to ensure financial budgets, forecasts are achieved or exceeded.
• Oversee the development of the site's budget, forecasts and financial strategic plans.
• Act as a finance business partner to the Fremont site leadership team ensuring that the financial consequences of alternative decisions are accurately assessed and presented.
• Ensure supporting business cases are properly prepared to support business decision making e.g. investment decisions, alternative supplier sourcing etc.
• Provide financial input and approval for quotes and proposals submitted to customers, through the Proposal Gate Review process.
• Ensure the complete and accurate financial accounting and reporting of the Fremont site, including the month end financial close process.
• Ensure the G&H Financial Control Framework is fully implemented at the Fremont site.
• Ensure standard costs are properly maintained and analyzed, and corrective actions are proposed for variances identified.
• Ensure financial systems are in place to allow the Fremont site to comply with any applicable customer mandated financial reporting.
• Liaise with the Group's external auditors as required to provide requested information and explanations to support a smooth and efficient audit of the site.
• Submit tax packs for the site to allow the calculation of the Group's US consolidated return.
• Together with Fremont Site management develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure the efficient, profitable operation of the site's manufacturing activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES – G&H Finance Team Member

• As requested by Group Finance provide ad hoc support and share expertise as part of Group Finance projects. This will include:
• Supporting the annual reviews of other sites adherence to the G&H financial controls framework.
• Supporting project to improve the efficient operation of Finance function activities.

Requirements
SPECIALIST FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Strong understanding of US GAAP. Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards is beneficial but not essential.
• Deep knowledge of operating ERP systems and associated reporting suites in a manufacturing environment.
• Advance Microsoft, especially Excel, skills
• CMA or CPA highly preferential
• MBA highly preferential

COMPETENCIES

• Communication skills
• Leadership
• Delivering Results
• Quality and Accuracy
• Accountability

Experience

• Significant experience in a finance role with leadership responsibility (preferably as a Finance Controller), and acting as a finance business partner to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is a critical requirement.
• Deep knowledge and experience of operating ERP systems and standard costing systems.

Notes: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

In the instance that the position will involve having access to items and technical data that may be controlled under U.S. export laws and regulations ("U.S. Export Control Laws"), including but not limited to the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"). To comply with the U.S. Export Control Laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within G&H that may present access to export-controlled technical data, G&H must assess whether candidates are "U.S. persons" as defined under the EAR (15 C.F.R. Part 772) and the ITAR (22 C.F.R.

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