Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

What we do at Weir

We are a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste.

Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.

Weir’s Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting & Consolidation, is a key member of the ESCO Division Accounting team responsible for supporting accurate and consistent financial reporting across global operations. The role coordinates key aspects of the monthly close, provides accounting guidance, oversees significant accounting estimates and outsourced accounting activities, and ensures financial results comply with IFRS and company policies. The position also provides broad exposure to strategic initiatives including SAP S/4

HANA implementation, accounting policy changes, audits, acquisitions and integrations, and continuous process improvement.

Financial Close & Reporting: Coordinate key aspects of the monthly close, including regional close calls, progress monitoring, issue resolution, and timely, accurate reporting.

Accounting Estimates & Analysis: Prepare, review, and analyze significant estimates and provisions, including warranty, sales returns, bad debt, E&O, and deferred revenue.

Technical Accounting & IFRS: Review financial results and complex or non-routine transactions for compliance with IFRS and company policies, while providing accounting guidance and supporting new accounting standards.

Governance & Controls: Maintain the Division chart of accounts and oversee outsourced accounting activities, including service quality, balance sheet reconciliations, controls, and timely resolution of accounting issues.

Strategic Projects & Transactions: Provide accounting support for capital contributions, dividends, acquisitions, post-acquisition integration, and the SAP S/4

HANA implementation.

Audit, Compliance & Improvement: Coordinate Division accounting audit requests, manage governmental and regulatory reporting, and lead initiatives to simplify, standardize, and strengthen accounting processes, controls, and reporting.

Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 4+ years of progressive accounting, audit, or financial reporting experience; public accounting experience preferred. CPA preferred, with strong knowledge of accounting principles; IFRS, financial consolidation, and foreign currency translation experience preferred. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

Strong Excel skills and demonstrated ability to identify accounting process and control weaknesses and implement effective solutions to mitigate financial reporting risk.

We live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes. We’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science…