IMI plc

We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Our partnership approach breaks through problems and reduces complexity. We don’t invent in isolation – we collaborate with our customers. We listen closely and we think differently, creating space for diverse minds to innovate. We are working together to make businesses safer, more sustainable and more productive.

Role Overview

• The Finance Analyst will support the Divisional Head of Reporting and Accounting to manage the internal reporting process for the Division. The Finance Analyst will drive the monthly reporting for the division including issuing timetables, ensuring completion to a high quality and preparation of reports to senior management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly reporting process issuing timetables to around 30 reporting companies. Ensure timely completion to IMI deadlines and quality of submissions by implementing appropriate checks and reviews.

• Provide reports and analysis to senior management including preparation of consolidated monthly bridges (actual results versus forecast and prior year), a monthly finance presentation for the Hydronic Executive committee and a monthly management accounts pack.

• Support the quarterly forecasting and annual budget cycle by collating and consolidating results, providing consolidated bridges for management (forecast versus prior forecast and prior year), as well as completing the forecast and budget packs for submission to IMI head office.

• Maintain and develop the monthly and quarterly forecast templates for regions and factories within the division.

• Manage the implementation of reporting changes across the division including new accounts and consolidation structure changes as well as managing the set up the access.

• Developing new reports as per management needs (including usage of power BI).

• Support the reporting companies in resolving issues with any reporting system (Cognos) escalating as necessary to the group for resolution.

• Involvement in group projects within the area of responsibility.

  Critical Competencies for Success

• Educated to degree level
• 3 years’ experience in Finance
• Relevant business experience, including monthly reporting processes, forecasting and variance analysis
• Ability to work in a fast-changing, dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills and confident communicating across the organisation (across geographies; levels of seniority business functions)
• Fluent in English
• Curiosity, Proactive, positive, can-do attitude
• Able to work under time pressure and meet deliverable deadlines

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