Financial Controller

1 month ago

Melbourne, Australia Vestas Full time

 

 

 

Vestas Wind are looking for an enthusiastic Financial Controller with CA or CPA qualification to join our Finance team in Melbourne.

This role will specifically manage the financial control and business partnering related to our Service Operations division for Australia and New Zealand.

 

Our Financial Services team are a collaborative and welcoming group who will quickly embrace you into the team.

The daily tasks involved in this position are broad and captivating for the fiscally minded, some very important tasks are month end close, analysing and delivering performance results, budget and forecast processes and financial & commercial business partnering.  

 

As the successful candidate you will have a strong grasp on financial processes and tools along with the ability of being a skilled communicator liaising with our Service Director and service team, along with our shared services team based in Manilla.

Additionally your past experience working within the energy, industrial or construction industries will be of great advantage.

 

Relationship building will be a very important part of this role is to be a value add business partner to various business leaders. This can include Regional Service Managers and their teams across Australia and New Zealand.

Ideally you will have an assertive personality with an ease to deliver messages in a clear and concise manner.

 

Responsibilities

  • Preparation of Monthly Financial Results
  • Commentary on monthly Results, including analysis compared to budget/forecast
  • Perform (with input from business stakeholders) the Service business budget and rolling forecasts
  • Business Partner providing commercial and financial/analytical support and input to the Service Business including the Service Director and Regional Service Managers
  • Member of extended Service Leadership team
  • Ensure revenue recognition applied in accordance with Vestas accounting policy
  • Analysis of Service costs and costs to complete
  • Review of Service contract renewal and new order pricing
  • Review data integrity in SAP and proactively work the Service department to ensure that data integrity is maintained
  • Provide commercial input, analysis, support to Service team
  • Governance and controls - Completion monthly Control checklists including supporting documentation
  • Engage with other service controllers in Asia Pacific region to facilitate ongoing system and reporting development
  • Implement process improvements developed locally, regionally, globally.
  • Interaction with the Vestas Finance Shared Service Centre
  • Interaction with members of the Asia Pacific Finance team
  • Liaison with external auditors
  • Ad hoc projects and tasks, as required

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
  • CA/CPA qualified
  • Minimum 8 years finance experience

 

Competencies

  • Strong communications skills (written and verbal)
  • Strong analytical skills 
  • Commercial acumen
  • Hands on role and need for attention to detail
  • Collaboration both cross functional and within the Finance Team
  • Good stakeholder Management skills
  • Experience using SAP 
  • Sound knowledge of Microsoft office, with strong excel skills
  • Experience working in a service or project related business an advantage

 

What We Offer

  • A professional safety culture
  • An opportunity to work with the world leader in wind energy
  • The opportunity to further develop your skills and professional development
  • Global career progression prospects

 

Our Benefits

  • Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
  • Excellent Career Development opportunities
  • A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
  • Flexible workplace arrangements
  • 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
  • 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program

 

Vestas is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

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About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings. 

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