We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Controller to join our team in Milwaukee, WI. As the Financial Controller, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial operations of our organization, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and strategic financial management and leading the finance team.You will support the Plant Manager as a trusted business partner within the Factory Leadership Teams (vision, organization, practices, initiatives/projects ) on a day to day basis as well as on a long term strategic view. You will provide visibility around costs related to the plant processes through the driving of relevant analysis and reporting (monitoring/updating of the forecast and controlling spend to ensure savings targets are achieved), as well as to ensure adherence to financial legal requirements and Rotork Accounting Standards. Main Responsibilities:OperationalManage day to day operations including but not limited to Cost Accounting, Inventory Management and Revenue Recognition.Liaise with the Central Services Team for all plant accounting requirements relating to invoicing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll.Complete the month end close process, including the determination and journal entry for provisions.Prepare and publish timely monthly management accounts in line with Group reporting deadlines.Analyse gross margins at product level to understand the key drivers of business performance in terms of volume and mix variances.  Participate in the monthly performance review with the Operations team, detailing the results of past month, providing explanations for deviations. Assist the Operations team in understanding financial results and developing plans/strategies for bringing results back to forecasted and/or budgeted levels.Actively support in the development of cost improvement opportunities, by being an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives to validate and review proposed savings.Actively support inventory management planning and control. Develop, control and ensure robust evaluations of capital investment plans and requests.Control and GovernancePromote and maintain a strong control environment in accordance with Group Policy.Research technical accounting issues as and when required.Coordinate and be the key contact for internal and external audits, ensuring audit findings are resolved in a timely manner.Budgeting and ForecastingLiaise with key stakeholders to collect, analyze and challenge the assumptions and data provided for the forecasting / budgeting for sales, manufacturing costs, profit, working capital and other significant metrics in accordance with the group timetable.Prepare and submit the current year quarterly forecasts and the annual budget for next year in the group consolidation system.