Senior Controller I

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Job purpose:

Support all aspects of local controlling and accounting in the local market. Assist with the coordination of activities between Operational Controlling, Revenue Controlling and Business Finance. Perform local accounting activities specific to the respective market.Support the local core finance processes.

Job Responsibilities:

● Support the local controllership function ; 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, simplification, automation
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

Education:

● 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:

● 4 - 6 Years with minimum 4 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)
● Experience in automation/transformation projects leveraging AI preferred
● Strong communication skills, team player, leadership traits

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