Financial Controller

About the role

Rotork, a global flow control and instrumentation company, is looking for a Financial Controller for its Japan operations. The role holds overall financial responsibility for the accounting and tax affairs of Rotork Japan, prepares monthly management accounts, forecasts, budgets and annual statutory accounts, and acts as a key business partner to the Japan Country Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Full fiscal control of Rotork Japan and ownership of the finance function, including cash management, forecasting, nominal ledger and fixed asset control, and control account reconciliations
• Prepare VAT returns, maintain the agent's commission system and control the product cost system to understand project profitability
• Manage accounting systems, including improving computer systems, and handle credit control and notify the Group Credit Controller of risks
• Produce monthly management accounts to Group deadlines, review segment results, prepare year-end reporting packs and statutory reports, and assist the Country Manager with the annual budget
• Analyse capital projects and ensure capital expenditure gets Group approval
• Comply with tax and fiscal regulations, run internal control and risk assessments, and monitor systems against group policies, local law and fraud prevention
• Payroll: monthly payroll, tax/insurance/pension deductions, quarterly and annual payroll tax reporting, and liaison with the local tax office
• Support the Country Manager and Sector Managers, and train the finance team

Required profile

• Senior financial role in an MNC, with several years of post-qualification experience
• Ability to manage staff at junior and senior levels and work in a global matrix structure
• Full proficiency in written and spoken English
• Comfortable with international travel and a multicultural environment

Required skills

• Commercial finance experience is an advantage
• Experience with credit risk, vendor viability, outside advisors and implementing new finance systems is useful but not essential
• Experience dealing with professional advisors at peer level