Financial Controller - Commercial
Weir Minerals
Artarmon
Onsite

Purpose of Role: As the Financial Controller - Commercial, you will be responsible for understanding and translating local business needs through the management of financial functions.

Reporting to the Regional Finance Director, you will ensure delivery of financial initiatives that will enable and support the business to achieve financial objectives in profitability, cashflow and risk management. 

This role would be ideal for someone with well-developed commercial astuteness and extensive experience in FP&A, strong collaboration skills across global business functions, well adverse in presenting, process change and managing and analyzing complex data. Partnered with confident decision making, flexible influencing and a focus on priorities and on-time delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide financial expertise to assist Business Units to obtain orders whilst ensuring that the sales pursuit is in line with corporate requirements and achieving adequate margins.

Provide advice to the Commercial Directors based on financial and commercial analysis and insights.

Participate in the evaluation of strategies to pursue opportunities like launching new products, creation of new service centres, acquisition of new businesses, etc.

Manage the preparation of major contract and service reports (costs incurred, costs to complete and analysis) so that informed decisions can be made on time and correct profit take up in the monthly accounts

Lead core FP&A processes including the preparation of budgets, forecasts and monthly financial reports for the commercial business units, to enable the making of informed business decisions

Analyse and interpret financial information,

Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Accounting or similar field.

10yrs experience in a similar role including:

Extensive FP&A experience

Sales incentive reporting

Change management & leadership

Extensive experience in financial management with a strong understanding of financial control, reporting, and compliance requirements.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with proven ability to lead and develop finance teams.

Strong problem-solving abilities and critical analysis skills

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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