Financial and administrative Director Controller

Education:

Bachelors degree in economics, business administration, finance, or related fields
Master or specialization in Finance
Full Microsoft Office and Microsoft Dynamics.
Fluency in English (C1 onwards)

Experience
Seven (7) or more years of experience in similar positions. Have worked for a multinational and service company is preferred.
Three (3) or more years of experience auditing companies.
Have worked with reporting directly to senior management.
Skills in people management
Project management, including internal and external stakeholders.


Report levels.
The Country Controller reports to the Country President with a reporting line to the Division Controller. He has a team under his supervision.
He/she also interacts with other departments of the organization namely Human Resources, Operations, Sales, Legal and is expected to interact with the client, auditors, and authorities when required.

Key responsibilities

- Supervision of financial reporting and accounting incorporating the concept of Financial Analysis.

- Supervise all aspects of national accounting; Accurate and timely Group monthly reports, annual financial statements and other regulatory reports required in the country.

- Review audit reports and track findings ensuring they are resolved in a timely and satisfactory manner.

- Responsible for keeping local Statutory reports correctly aligned with Group reports.

Risk management and internal controls.
- Develop a strong process for risk management in the country, ensuring that local risks are identified, that adequate controls are in place and operational, and that risks are adequately documented and evaluated with senior management.

- Maintain and strengthen key internal and external relationships, including local auditors, authorities, and senior management at both local and corporate levels.

Optimization and transformation of processes
- Lead the delivery of local and group/division financial initiatives, implementation of financial processes and ensure compliance with global policies.

- Drive improvements in the quality of balance reviews, ensuring that reconciliations are completed regularly, are of high quality, and that reconciling items are settled in a timely manner.

- Provide support to identify and resolve process inefficiencies, ensuring close alignment of Financial Transformation and alignment with business needs.

- Drive the simplification agenda with the proper implementation of harmonized global processes.

Business Allies
- Manage a strong relationship with group/division finance functions, external suppliers and external auditors and help manage key external accepted parties such as banks, regulatory authorities, and tax authorities.

- Provide expert advice, guidance and support to the Country President, Divisional Controller, and business leaders.

- Enable and influence decision-making to achieve optimal performance while managing and mitigating financial risks.

- Have a clear understanding of business strategy along with the ability to tailor financial solutions in ways that ensure they drive performance and deliver business value.

Governance and Relationship
- Main point of contact with the Finance department in Division and Group

- Close cooperation with other local teams to ensure local financial matters are supported.

- Close cooperation with the network of Controllers from the other countries of the Division

- Support the Division Controller in identifying opportunities to meet the specialized financial objectives of the division and the Group.