Financial Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Short and long-term financial planning and/or financial analysis of business operations for the purpose of measuring and forecasting future business performance.
• Analysis of internal financial information (e.g., profit loss accounts, financial statements, working capital, costs, prices, expenses, revenues, rates of return, etc.).
• Drive Budgeting and Forecasting; and perform analysis of variances;
• Work closely with Country CFO to drive strategic initiatives;
• Business partnering with Local controllers to understand and analyze the drivers of financial performance and identify trends; propose value add;
• Drive month end closure activities which include ensuring completion of accruals;
• Ensure mismatches in intercompany balances are eliminated;
• Validate accuracy of financial data and business information and reports by performing reconciliation and review of exceptions;
• Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, presentation of findings and analysis;
• Prepare financial analysis for various "what if" scenarios and sensitivity analysis and the overall impact to the business units;
• Capital Expenditure budget and actual spent tracking and analysis on monthly basis;
• Analysis of inventories, NWC (Net Working Capital) and Cashflow;
• Perform benchmarking of key performance indicators with external and internal peers.
• Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.

• Minimum 5-10 year's experience in Financial Planning and Analysis;

• Bachelor's/master's degree in accounting & finance;
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with independent problem-solving capability;
• Effective communication & presentation skills;
• Knowledge on IFRS & latest accounting standards ;
• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) ;
• Initiative-taking with a strong commitment to quality adhering to strict deadlines;
• Experience in SAP FI/CO;
• Fluency in English.