Regional Finance Business Support, Geomarkets

**Company Background**

John Crane, with its global headquarters in Chicago, is the largest industrial division within Smiths. It is a global market leading designer and producer of specialized engineering products for the major process industries with a significant involvement in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector. Delivering engineered solutions that keep process plants running, John Crane enhances customer productivity by providing advanced technology industrial products and performance-enhancing services backed by an exceptional global network. With global revenues in excess of $1.1 billion from over 50 countries and employing approx. 6,000 employees.

**Position Description**
This role provides dedicated finance support for a GeoMarket region with a heavy bias on the commercial aspects of the business.

Reporting to the [Senior Director Finance, GeoMarkets], the individual will lead the management reporting, investment decision support, budget/forecasting process, strategic planning support and general financial market intelligence for their dedicated region. They will also work closely with the regional commercial VP and are expected to provide incisive financial reporting coupled with recommendations for improvements and critical challenge where required.

The individual will be key to ensuring delivery of the strategic roadmap for the region by ensuring the integrity of execution of our market and commercial strategy, creating and supporting an unambiguous accountability for delivering end-to-end results.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ultimate ownership of all monthly consolidated data for the GeoMarket Region, financial planning process for all quarterly, annual and strategic financial plans, including delivery of supporting materials.
- A strategic partner to their GeoMarket Regional VP/Director providing leadership, direction and problem solving to address any fundamental issues that may deter from ultimately growing the core and profitability of the business within a strongly controlled environment.
- Acts as a regional expert understanding the drivers and nuances of the local business, providing timely, independent insight and updates to the [Senior Director Finance, GeoMarkets].
- Supports regional decision making to maximise revenue growth, working capital usage and service center /manufacturing excellence and profitability.
- Provides recommendations for reporting improvements, influences support across the globe and implements those enhancements where appropriate.
- Collaborates closely with the regional financial controller and individual country controllers to ensure a united yet efficient finance function is maintained.
- Inputs to the creation and presentation of the GeoMarket financial strategy.
- [Owns the initial financial assessment, post implementation reviews and regular reporting of the portfolio of Strategic Investments across the John Crane business].
- Supports ad-hoc John Crane initiatives, projects or M&A activities including integration and information requests as directed by the [Senior Director Finance, GeoMarkets].

The following experience, skills and personal attributes are key:
A minimum 7+ years of relevant professional experience with a strong focus on Operational / Commercial / and or Strategic Business Analysis preferably in a large multi-location business.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and build strong trusted working relationships with internal and external business customers
- 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 analyzing critical information and making effective, timely recommendations whilst taking into account 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 independently under tight deadlines
- Effective written, verbal and presentation skills.

**Location and Reporting**
The role could be based at (Vallejo) or Brazil (Sao Paulo or Rio Claro) and will report directly to the [Senior Director Finance, This position have a role to cover GeoMarkets]. Travel will be expected 25-50% of the time.