Finance Controler

Job Description:

1. Financial performance: Coordinates the financial activities of the Companies; provides to management timely analysis and interpretation of monthly and quarterly financial reports, variances to budgets and forecasts; ensure proper consolidation and transmission to group and corporate; evaluates financial performance and report results to management; prepares recommendations for corrective actions as requested by Company and Group executives.
2. Finance strategy: Defines strategy & reviews proposed plans and programs for the assigned departments (Controlling, Accounting, Consolidation, Treasury and Trade Finance) and provide financial forecasts and recommendations to management
3. Forecasting: Directs preparation of Companies annual budgets and quarterly forecasts; reviews proposed plans and recommends changes to management. Coordinates and synthesise Company annual and quarterly plan
4. Risk Management: Interprets implications of changes in regulations and legislation as they apply to financial operation of the Companies. Coordinates and/or monitor minimisation of key risk area for the Companies and their implication on the financial statements, including legal & insurance claims, tax matters, credit risk, product liability, obsolescence
5. Financial procedures & standards: Develops, recommends & implements financial policies and procedures, under Corporate guidance; ensure continued compliance with proper accounting procedures and standards; develops standards to measure company and departments financial performance; ensure those are implemented in local ERP's
6. Internal Control & SOX compliance: Coordinates readiness of each entity for annual audits by third party agencies and accounting firms, and addresses any comment or issue raised; maintains financial and accounting records for companies; ensure compliance of books closing and deployment of adequate internal controls
7. Cash optimization: Coordinates key actions for cash optimization in cooperation with Treasury, Trade Finance and Regional Controller.
8. Key projects: Participates in significant projects study (key capex, acquisitions, divesture of assets, new entity creation, SAP deployment,…) and implementation as needed
9. Team Management: Ensures competent staffing; support and develop direct reports and teams; recognize talent; attract and hold capable personnel. Participates in company activities and programs through management meetings and committees
10. Compliances: Ensures timely compliances related to Audits and ROC compliances, Tax & TP Audit, Direct & Indirect taxation including tax assessments, and secretarial matters. Coordinates and/or monitor minimization of key risk areas for the Company
11. Business Partners: Provides support to sales, product support, marketing & admin on various reporting. Participates in enhancing processes and procedures to streamline functional efficiency.