Position overview:
Seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller to support the VP Group Controller in overseeing and supporting Cluster and its entities during financial reporting process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Key responsibilities:
- Work with the Entities within the Cluster to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial reporting process, in adherence to Group policies & guidelines and IFRS Standards.
- Coordinate Entities during month and quarter end closing activities, to ensure timeline completion.
- Provide training and guidance to Entity’s finance teams, helping to ensure accuracy in reporting practices and adherence to Group consolidation timelines.
- Analyze and drive proper reconciliation of intercompany transactions within the Cluster and the Group.
- Review and assess complex accounting matters identified for the Cluster and advise on proper accounting treatment.
- Drive the on-time closure of Internal Audit findings or observations. Liaise / manage the relationships with external auditors, in coordination with Group Controllership.
- Establish an account reconciliation framework in the Cluster and prepare reviews on Key Accounts for the benefit of Cluster CFO, Group Controller and Group CFO.
- Strengthen and drive the Internal Control over Financial Reporting framework across the Cluster, ensuring annual review of Standard Operating Procedures and controls testing.
- Implement accounting policies across the Cluster and where required, develop Cluster procedures to operationalize Group Policies.
- Manage and lead controllership initiatives and projects involving Cluster’s.
Experience:
At least 15 years experience in Accounting, and/or Financial Reporting in multinational companies
Must have relevant, up-to-date knowledge of IFRS principles.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline
Key Skills:
Strong managerial, organizational, project management, analytical and verbal/written communication skills
