Financial Controller Location: Office Based / Cali, Colombia
Type: FTC-8 Months
Benefits: Enhanced Carer/Parental Leave, Additional Holiday, EAP and more
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/ Group: https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/ Please note this is an 8-month contract role starting from January 2025.
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Financial Controller to lead our financial department. As a key leader in the organization, you will manage and oversee all financial operations, develop financial strategies, and optimize taxation and economic resources to ensure sustainability, liquidity, and successful budget execution.
This role is pivotal in maintaining compliance with legal and multinational standards, as well as collaborating closely with the General Manager to achieve the company's financial targets.
Watson-Marlow is an industry-leading technology organization dedicated to engineering fluid management solutions for the life science and process industries. We help our customers to supply critical products and services that range from fresh drinking water and therapeutic medicines to food products and paper. Through our solutions, we help companies to be more efficient, sustainable and profitable. This role will focus on: Oversee general accounting, reconciliations, invoicing, purchases (local and foreign), inventory, portfolio management, treasury, payroll, taxes, financial reporting, and other accounting activities.Prepare and audit monthly and annual financial statements.Ensure compliance with local and international tax regulations, including the preparation of monthly, bimonthly, and annual tax filings.Lead monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and closing journals.Authorize purchase invoices, inventory adjustments, and sales credit notes.Manage supplier creation in the ERP system and oversee local/foreign supplier payments.Supervise fixed asset activation and monthly depreciation.Coordinate payroll, employee settlements, and other HR-related activities.Monitor and manage portfolios, ensuring compliance with internal controls and reporting standards (e.g., G3 reports).Communicate with external stakeholders, including government entities, suppliers, and customers.Handle additional activities as directed by the General Manager or Regional Controller.To be successful in this role, you will need: Qualifications & Education: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferably with a specialization in finance.Skills & Knowledge: Proficient in administration, financial management, accounting, financial regulations, IFRS, payroll settlement, and taxation.Strong expertise in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Core Competencies: Analytical and conceptual thinking.Strong integrity, flexibility, and sense of belonging.Results-driven with high attention to detail and quality.Effective teamwork, problem-solving, and customer focus (internal and external).Commitment, honesty, and self-initiative.As a growing and ambitious organization with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
About Watson-Marlow Every day, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten established brands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customers unrivaled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications. Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proud to be a FTSE 100 company.
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