Associate Operational Controller

Responsibilities

• Support the local controllership function and lead the local Operational Controlling team; provide financial oversight on the local business
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards.
• Ensure adequate performance and reporting on the following :
o US-GAAP accounting/closing, accruals, and account reconciliations
o Financial closing and consolidation
o Procure-to-pay functions (invoice & payment processing, T&E, etc)
o Intercompany transactions and reconciliation
• Ensure compliance with all relevant global, regional or local policies, procedures and guidelines
• Support change locally with regard to standardization and simplification initiatives as governed by the Global or Regional COE core teams or by Finance leadership
• Assist in producing monthly closing dashboard, and quarterly and year-end reporting packs in accordance with corporate requirements for the local market
• Support Operational Controller to maintain internal controls and SOX documentation and ensure effective control environment through active coordination with the Group Controller and the Global and Regional COE core teams
• Support the Operational Controller during local internal audit and compliance review assignments, including any SOX or distributed audits
• Maintenance of local statutory accounts and ensure ongoing compliance to local regulation for the local legal entities
• Assist in the statutory and tax accounting and audit processes and act as the single point of contact for external auditors and/or tax and statutory authorities or consultants

Measurement

• Leadership: Curious, Collaborative, Inclusive, Proactive, Accountable, Committed
• Financial: Global COE and Internal Control metrics, Internal and External Audit observations, Adherence to closing deadlines
• Values: Open, Connected, Useful, Personal

Networks

• Internal:
• Link in with FP&A and Consolidation teams on closing schedule, accounting services, and consolidated accounts
• Work with Operational and Group Controller on compliance and governance
• Work with peer group in Operational Controlling on local controlling, accounting and payment activities
• Work with the Revenue Controlling functions primarily on revenue related activities as well during the closing process
• Other transverse functions (facilities, HR, internal audit, etc) for accrual input, etc
• External:
• Shared Service Centre (if outsourced)
• External Audit or Consultants

Education & Training

• Chartered Accountant or CPA
• Local or international Accounting qualification (CA,CPA, ACCA, ACMA, or other) preferred
• Fluency in English and local language mandatory; third regional language preferred

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in accounting or financial
• controlling External audit or public accounting experience preferred
• Knowledge and experience with local statutory requirements and statutory audits (Local GAAP, statutory financial statements, tax calculations, VAT returns) preferred
• Knowledge and experience with US-GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) preferred
• Experience with ERP systems (preferably SAP) preferred
• IT-PC literate (Google for Work, Microsoft Office)
• Strong communication skills, team player, leadership traits