Financial Controller

Job Description

Lloyd’s Register Location: Mumbai, India What We’re Looking For The Financial Controller for the COO function is a key member of the Maritime Finance Organisation, responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of actual financial performance. This ensures Maritime Finance can effectively evaluate results against the Budget, latest forecasts, and the prior year. The role also involves identifying, communicating, and addressing risks and issues as they arise. Reporting within the Maritime Finance team, the Financial Controller supports the Finance Business Partner through a dotted line relationship. The position carries responsibility for both the Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, requiring a strong focus on maintaining robust controls and ensuring all reported data is accurate and well-explained. This role is an integral part of the broader Financial Controller community, and it's essential that it contributes to the adoption of best practices, adheres to standard templates and controls, and actively participates in knowledge sharing across the function. What We Offer You The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values-driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programs Hybrid Work The Role Ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual performance is accurately reported and ready for review by Business Finance in accordance with published timetables. Ensure that all material variances to Budget, latest forecast and Prior Year are explained clearer and concisely Work with the Finance Shared Service Centre, the Statutory Compliance and GL teams, as well as Business Managers to gain a full understanding of financial performance. Work with fellow controllers and the Head of Financial accounting to ensure that a common process with common templates are followed. Provide answers to questions from Maritime Finance and management in relation to financial performance; and where answers are not known, to take responsibility for getting the answers in a timely basis. Act as an interface between Maritime Finance and the Statutory Compliance and GL teams and the Finance Shared Service Centre, helping to resolve any reporting and process issues. Ensure that the Balance Sheet is reviewed and understood and that any risks and opportunities in the Balance Sheet are clearly communicated to Maritime Finance in liaison with the GL team. Take the lead on responding to audit queries in relation to P&L and Balance Sheet movements. Ensuring the responses are clear and concise and reflect the risk to the reported What You Bring Degree qualified with a management accounting/commercial accounting background; a recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and significant experience of operating in an international finance function, with medium to large matrix structure. Being regarded as a trusted and credible resource by key stakeholders within both business and/or area management teams; able to build strong relationships. Have a ‘hands on’ approach, visible across the businesses with good communication and other interpersonal skills. An enthusiastic and committed team player who can establish and maintain strong relationships with business leaders and across the Finance community. Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of a strong control framework Show more Show less