Financial Controller HR

Company description:

Epson Europe BV

Job description:

Your mission: 

Are you ready for an exciting opportunity? As a Financial Controller – HR, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, analysis, and forecasting for HR and personnel costs. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract starting in April 2024, where you will support key stakeholders in making informed business decisions while ensuring compliance with financial policies and reporting standards. You will work closely with HR leadership and finance teams to enhance financial processes and drive continuous improvement.

What you will do:

• Provide routine and ad hoc reporting on headcount, HR costs, and personnel expenses to key stakeholders.
• Complete financial reporting tasks, including purchase orders, accruals, provisions, and month-end processes.
• Prepare and submit HR budget and forecast materials, ensuring data accuracy and alignment with HR teams.
• Conduct variance analysis and report findings to the Chief People Officer.
• Ensure compliance with accounting and reporting standards across HR-related costs.
• Support audits and internal/external reviews related to HR financials.
• Build strong relationships within HR and finance teams, offering financial insights and guidance.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency.

What we ask for:

• Fully or partially qualified (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CPA) with relevant experience.
• Some experience in a finance controlling role within a commercial environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, or similar financial systems (SAP BW is a plus).
• Understanding of international accounting standards and financial compliance.
• Ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Willingness to embrace process improvements and meet strict deadlines.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

Our benefits??

You will have access to a wide range of flexible benefits including a strong contributory pension plan, private healthcare, life cover, gym membership, an Employee Assistance Programme, employee discounts on Epson and Seiko products, and more.?Epson also promotes hybrid working, with a minimum of 25 days holiday per year.

Our heritage

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation - from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork, and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running