Financial Controller – Europe, Middle East, Turkey & Central Asia

Job Title: Financial Controller – Europe, Middle East, Turkey & Central Asia

Division: Weir Minerals

Location: Todmorden

Purpose of Role:

The Financial Controller is responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting and reporting of the Europe, Middle East and Central Asia business, and for ensuring high levels of financial governance and control are maintained across the business.

Responsibilities includes month end and statutory reporting, developing and ensuring compliance with financial policy and controls, ensuring compliance with financial laws and regulations, maintaining an active approach to managing balance sheet risk, and controlling and overseeing all aspects of accounting in the business.

The Financial Controller will lead a team of people spread geographically across the business, and so needs to be both technically capable and have strong leadership skills with experience of people and team development.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Controlling:

• Monitor and control financial transactions and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Oversee the preparation and accuracy of financial statements
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, local statutory requirements, and accounting standards
• Manage treasury and cash across the business
• Manage FX risk through effective hedging and Balance Sheet management
• Oversee ‘Order to Cash’ and ‘Procure to Pay’ activities of our shared service centre

Financial Reporting:

• Lead and oversee the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes, ensuring timely and accurate submission of financial reports
• Monitor and control operational expenditures and capital investments to ensure alignment with budgets and financial objectives
• Prepare detailed financial analysis and reports for financial and business stakeholders
• Manage intercompany transactions and ensure reconciliation and elimination for group consolidation

Audit & Compliance:

• Oversee indirect tax compliance and reporting across the business
• Oversee compliance with local banking regulations
• Manage regulatory reporting, including filing of VAT returns and statutory accounts
• Lead the internal and external audit processes, ensuring all necessary documentation, explanations, and reconciliations are provided to auditors
• Oversee controls testing and compliance across the business

Team Leadership & Support:

• Develop an optimised and high performing finance and accounting function to support the needs of the business

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Professional Certification preferred
• Previous experience of working at Financial Controller level in a complex multi-jurisdiction business is essential
• Excellent understanding of corporate finance, accounting principles, and financial regulatory requirements
• Expertise in financial analysis and reporting with the ability to read and interpret financial reports
• Proficiency in MS Office and financial management software (preferably SAP)

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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