Financial Controller – Operations
Poste de Financial Controller – Operations chez Smiths Group
Une Opportunité dans un Leader Mondial
Titre du poste : Financial Controller – Operations
Entreprise : Smiths Group
Localisation : Alajuela, Costa Rica
Contextualisation de l’Entreprise
Smiths Interconnect se positionne comme un leader mondial dans la conception et la fabrication de solutions interconnectées haute performance, utilisées dans des applications critiques dans divers secteurs tels que l’aérospatial, la défense, les télécommunications et le marché industriel. Fière de ses 170 ans d’innovation, Smiths s’engage à créer un monde plus connecté, sûr et productif, employant environ 16 000 collaborateurs dans plus de 50 pays.
Description du Poste
Objectif du Poste
Le rôle de Financial Controller – Operations est central pour garantir l’intégrité financière des opérations de Costa Rica et de Salisbury (États-Unis). Cette position implique une collaboration étroite avec les équipes de gestion financière et opérationnelle pour promouvoir des améliorations continues en matière de coût, qualité et performance de livraison.
Qualifications Requises
- Diplôme en comptabilité ou finance d’un établissement accrédité.
- Minimum de 5 ans d’expérience en coûts dans un environnement manufacturier.
- Maîtrise avancée de l’anglais.
- Compétences avancées en Excel et en manipulation de données financières.
Profil Recherché
Le candidat idéal est quelqu’un qui a démontré une expérience au sein d’un grand groupe multinational. Il doit posséder des compétences solides en comptabilité consolidée et une capacité à instaurer des relations professionnelles constructives. Une expérience dans un environnement dynamique et flexible est également essentielle, couplée à une capacité à répondre efficacement aux exigences changeantes des clients internes et externes.
Responsabilités Principales
- Préparation des résultats opérationnels mensuels, des budgets annuels et des prévisions.
- Identification d’opportunités pour améliorer les coûts, les délais et l’efficacité.
- Gestion des réconciliations d’inventaire et des problèmes d’obsolescence.
- Mise en place de procédures rigoureuses de contrôle financier.
- Analyse des marges brutes par ligne de produit pour identifier la dégradation des prix et des marges.
Compétences Techniques
Le candidat doit posséder une capacité à gérer plusieurs tâches simultanément tout en respectant des délais stricts. Des compétences analytiques exceptionnelles ainsi qu’une capacité de communication efficace, tant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral, sont essentielles. Une connaissance des systèmes financiers et une volonté de collaborer avec différentes équipes pour faciliter l’amélioration continue sont aussi des atouts considérables.
Informations Complémentaires
- Poste basé sur site à Coyol, zone franche, Alajuela.
- L’excellence est attendue en matière de conformité avec les politiques de sécurité et de santé de Smiths Interconnect.
- Salaire attendu : Selon l’expérience du candidat.
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📅 Date de publication de l’offre : Thu, 01 May 2025 22:25:01 GMT
🏢 Entreprise : Smiths Group
📍 Lieu : Alajuela
💼 Intitulé du poste : Financial Controller – Operations
💶 Rémunération proposée :
📝 Description du poste : Company DescriptionAbout Smiths Interconnect:Smiths Interconnect, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance interconnect solutions. Our products are used in mission-critical applications across industries such as aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. At Smiths Interconnect, we are committed to innovation, quality, and providing cutting-edge solutions that connect the world’s most demanding systems.Smiths Interconnect 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, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.Job DescriptionJob Purpose:
- Provide support to ensure the complete financial integrity of local Costa Rica & Salisbury (US) Operations including but not limited to inventory control, product costing, reporting and account reconciliations. Supports the Finance Business Partners and Operations management teams in the pursuit of continuous improvements in cost, quality & delivery performance.
Qualifications:
- Accounting/Finance degree required from an accredited College or University
- 5 years minimum of costing experience in a manufacturing environment, working with engineering and operations personnel on development and analysis of cost standards in support of continuous improvement.
- Advanced English level – MANDATORY
- Advanced Excel skills and experience of interrogating financial systems/ large data manipulation.
The Individual:
- Demonstrated work experience for a large multinational listed Group (either directly or via an audit background).
- Proven extensive experience of consolidated accounting and interpretation and application of accounting standards.
- Contributed to implementing improvements to finance systems and processes and creating efficiencies.
- Record of developing and maintaining strong professional relationships that have improved the overall stakeholder experience.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and can work flexibly to changing internal and external customer requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly Operational results, annual budgets and forecasts providing analysis, insight and reporting of production variances to determine root cause and required corrective actions.
- Identify opportunities to support site objectives in terms of cost, lead time, inventory and efficiency improvements ensuring financial impacts are validated and tracked in accordance with the company guidelines.
- Generate monthly inventory reconciliations, inventory profiling to avoid over procurement, driving accuracy through management of the cycle count process, ensuring accurate recording and understanding of inventory issues, scrap and obsolete items.
- Ensure sound financial control procedures exist throughout the plant, conduct audits and revise procedures as required. Maintain knowledge of latest accounting policies, practices and procedures to ensure full integrity and compliance of financials.
- Control and maintenance of standard costs, management of the annual cost roll process and calculation of burden rates, establishing and ensuring correct setup of new product cost and analyzing deviations from standards throughout the financial year.
- Assist in the preparation and analysis of capital expenditure requests in support of the budgeting and planning process.
- Perform monthly gross margin analysis by product line to identify price/margin erosion and assist sales, product management and finance in constructing and implementing solutions.
- Support Finance Business Partners with special/adhoc project work as required.
- Proposes, discusses, and agrees actions with stakeholders and leads or supports implementation of any actions.
- Provide commentary and insight on the monthly financial results to senior stakeholders. Continually seek feedback from stakeholders as to how reporting can be enhanced. Responsible for drawing stakeholder attention to the commercial implications of performance.
- Accountable for maintaining a strong financial control environment and ensures that Company financial policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to within the function.
- Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Compliance and participating in all Smiths Interconnect’s EHS programs, policies, procedures and training requirements.
QualificationsTechnical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and deal with ambiguity.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate with impact – both written and verbal, to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Able to interpret, communicate, narrate, and draw attention to the commercial implications of business performance, succinctly and with impact.
- Advanced Excel and experience of interrogating financial systems/ large data manipulation.
- Committed to developing mutually supportive relationships with the wider finance team and able to effectively utilize the expertise available. Recognizes the importance of interacting and networking with peers to ensure an open and steady flow of information.
- Ability to work efficiently, effectively, and collaboratively as part of a team, contributing to a culture of continuous business improvement.
- Demonstrates high energy and productivity and can deliver quality results with a challenging but positive and influencing style.
- Ability to solve problems at all levels of the business using initiative when faced with new issues.
- Ambition to learn and develop within Smiths.
- Business Systems experience.
- Strong financial/accounting skills.
- Ability to prioritize and work on their own initiative.
Additional InformationOnsiteCoyol, Free zone.Alajuela.
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