Senior Manager - Market / Entity Financial Controllers

The Senior Manager - Market / Entity Financial Controllers is responsible for delivering financial reporting and control’s activities of an assigned Market / Global entity working closely the Finance Director, their embedded Finance team, Planning & Forecasting team and other Finance functions. The role is responsible for timely and right first-time reporting and analysis which is insightful and supports the business to develop accurate plans in a strong controls and assurance environment.

Role & Responsibilities

- Responsible for the accuracy and timely completion of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of financial results for the Market / Global entity that you are responsible for. Providing commentaries on results & variance analysis on P&L, Balance Sheet, Headcount, Cash flow etc. Review financial information against historical run rates and future growth plans.
- Consolidation, analytics and interpretation of Market / Global entity results to be presented to the Finance Director and local stakeholders as required.
- Own Market Balance Sheet and perform required reconciliations.
- Take responsibility of the month end review processes, Operating Expenditures reporting requirements, driving month end financials’ meetings.
- Responsible for maintaining a strong control environment including performance and review of controls part of the Internal Control Framework (ICFW).
- Maintaining Market Finance risk register & co-ordination with relevant parties.
- Sign-off of statutory results together with the Finance Director. This will also require co-ordination of activities across the other teams including tax and a third-party provider.
- Coordination of Finance governance meetings
- Responsible for inputs to the external / internal financial audits and reviews for their Market / Global entity.
- Driving annual activities such as: Annual Transfer Price reviews, Profitability reviews, Tax reviews etc.
- Review and submission of Tax requirements – VAT, CIT etc.

Requirements

- 10 -15 years' experience in similar Finance Controllership roles with expertise in areas of financial accounting, reporting and statutory filing, treasury, asset accounting, inter-company transactions, etc. with strong control’s mindset and a good understanding of Tax requirements.
- Great understanding of accounting principles and policies.
- Experience in finance processes and associated technology platforms. Knowledge of Finance processes is key to support the team and provide expertise to stakeholders and develop appropriate solutions.
- Degree in Accounting, Economics or related field and/or MBA.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, ACA or equivalent) is an advantage.
- Ability to connect and effectively communicate and partner with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Ability to identify and resolve issues, demonstrate problem‑solving capabilities and strong commercial acumen.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote, multicultural and global environment supporting multiple countries / entities globally
- Previous experience of working with SAP/S4Hana, Lumira, Power BI, Agentic AI is an advantage
- Attention to details, good analytical and presentation skillsets.
- Excellent in challenging the status quo of reporting requirements and driving Digital developments.
- Fluency in English is a requirement.

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Skills
Business Acumen, Cyber Risks, Data Analytics, Digital Fluency, Driving Continuous Improvement, Financial Controlling, Financial Management Reporting, Stakeholder Management

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