Terumo Aortic is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to lead the day-to-day financial operations of Terumo Aortic and provide global process ownership across its international entities. This is a fixed term role for 12 months. 

This is a senior finance leadership role with responsibility for financial governance, accounting policies, internal controls and operational finance processes. You will also help drive continuous improvement across the finance function, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and optimise the cost of delivering finance operations.

Reporting to the CFO and leading a team, you will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, the Global Business Services function, external advisers and finance colleagues across the wider Terumo organisation. 

The Key Responisbilites are; 

• Lead the monthly and quarterly financial reporting of all Terumo Aortic</Terumo Aortic> legal entities to Terumo Corporation</Terumo Corporation>.

• Oversee the preparation and timely reporting of legal entity financial statements, including coordination of statutory audits and corporation tax requirements.

• Act as the principal finance lead for tax policy and planning, including transfer pricing, Patent Box and RDEC claims.

• Take responsibility for financial compliance and governance, including JSOX reporting, grant applications, R&D tax claims and transfer-pricing documentation.

• Develop and maintain a robust company-wide internal controls framework.

• Provide global process ownership across record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, tax and treasury processes.

• Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual cash-flow reporting and forecasting across the relevant legal entities.

• Support the preparation of Board of Directors reporting packs.

• Oversee monthly and quarterly capital expenditure reporting and contribute to the annual CAPEX planning process.

• Work closely with Global Business Services functional leads, using appropriate KPIs to monitor service delivery and performance.

• Support the continuous improvement of finance operations across the organisation.

• Lead, develop and manage members of the finance team.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant with strong financial control experience and a successful track record of operating in an international, multi-currency environment. 

• Strong leadership and line-management experience.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence effectively at all levels.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

• International tax and transfer-pricing experience.

• Knowledge of cash management and core treasury activities.

• Working knowledge of SAP ERP systems.

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.

• A proactive and responsive approach.

• High levels of integrity, reliability and professional judgement.

• The ability to build effective internal and external working relationships.