Finance Business Partner

**Company Description**
John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards.

John Crane 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, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

This role provides dedicated financial support to Mexico Operations. Reporting to the Global Customer Operations Finance Controller. The individual is expected to make a full contribution to the management of Mexico Operation’s manufacturing and assembly activities. **This will include being a key contributor in all Mexico Operations financial planning, in addition to developing and maintaining strong financial controls for capital expenditure, procurement and supply chain.**
- Overall responsibility for consolidation of Mexico Operation’s monthly financial performance, as well as financial planning process for all rolling, annual, and strategic financial plans (including working capital and cost saving targets).
- Ensure the Mexico Operations function is provided with high quality financial forecasting, analysis and that focuses on decision making to maximise labour utilisation, P&L absorption, and cash.
- Manage the communication and presentation of financial data, including monthly reviews, forecasts, and budget presentations to the operational stakeholders.
- Robust and consistent cost control policies and processes, including full oversight of the transfer pricing and costing structure across the Mexico Operations entities; and understanding of monthly variances giving rise to under/over absorption within Mexico Operations and supporting Mexico Operations Management’s action plans to address variances.
- In conjunction with Mexico Operations Management define inventory plans, support its implementation, and manage performance against the plan.
- Manage and develop the Mexico Operations Finance Team and contribute to the success of the John Crane finance function through the support and implementation of key initiatives
- The individual will be expected to make a full contribution to the management of Mexico Operations, ensuring close commercial interaction between the finance functions and the operations teams, to understand and influence commercial activities and business decision-making.

**Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree in a related field with an advanced degree or accreditation a strong plus (MBA, CPA)
- A minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience with a strong focus on **Operational and / or Strategic Business Analysis (**Balance statements - production forecast, HC review, reporting monthly)
- Excellent Microsoft **Excel skills** and experience of using financial consolidation systems and ERPs (SAP knowledge strong plus).
- ** Professional accounting qualification.**
- ** Advance English required**
- Experience from Operations / Manufacturing company and Leadership of a team whether directly or indirectly
- Demonstrated ability to **persistently pursue and achieve results.** **Uses data / analytics to proactively** monitor and review plans to hit or exceed targets and drives continuous improvement
- Ability to **make good judgments in an increasingly complex global business by effectively sourcing and analysing critical information** and making effective, timely decisions; considering the needs and impacts on business stakeholders.
- Work **closely with other areas of the business to develop a clear understanding of the implications** their decisions have both in the short and long term
- Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to balance multiple, **changing priorities and work under tight deadlines**
- Demonstrated ability to **influence and build strong trusted** working relationships with internal and external business customers

**Additional Information**

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

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