Financial Controller

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities

• 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.

Primary Qualifications

• 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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