Financial Controller

• Responsible for coordination of external audit activities
• Responsible for ensuring financial controlling support to the accounting team in respect to month-end closing and reporting
• Assisting the senior cluster financial controllers on financial controlling of financial figures and non-financial information on a cluster and group level, including ensuring substantiation of the figures.
• Ensure compliance with accounting regulations as well as internal procedures through good quality in daily accounting and month end closing processes
• Responsible for preparing summaries of findings and/or other related written correspondence as requested
• Responsible for conducting required analysis (within professional capacity) to assist more senior financial controllers
• Responds to and resolves administrative inquiries and questions
• Support the design and implementation of overall finance transformation initiatives
• Responsible for ensuring financial controlling support to the accounting team on accounting treatment of transactions
• Contributes to a working environment and culture which drives the desired mindset of all financial controlling team members
• Supports adopting world class trends, and best practices in financial controlling with the goal of ultimately driving cost reduction and quality enhancement
• Support the RTR GPO with continually enhancing quality and reducing cost by streamlining processes, procedures, and automation
• Supports other General Ledger staff in resolving issues raised by them
• Defines performance goals at the start of the year in coordination with Manager
• Monitors work quality and escalate any operational issues in a timely manner
• Keeps abreast of professional developments, new techniques and current issues through continued education and professional growth

• Graduate of Accountancy, Finance or any Business course. Master’s degree is an advantage
• 3-5 years of experience in a financial controlling or accounting position with ability to manage stakeholders and employees in an international context
• Preferably some knowledge of IFRS
• Strong understanding of Finance Accounting, Controlling processes
• Experience with Finance / Accounting ERP systems
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work and to generate alternatives and solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented approach toward business issues
• Knowledge and understanding of financial and business management principles with the ability to communicate and prioritize business requirements
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
• Must be highly skilled in MS Office
• Fluent English language skills at a business level
• Hybrid work set-up; 3 days onsite and 2 days WFH

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