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**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