Hempel - Financial Controller

Results-driven, service minded and confident Financial Controller to manage and improve the organisations financial performance and direct accounting operations.

Duties lie within the range of Financial Reporting, Controlling and Consolidation activities.

Do you have the drive and ambition to help shape a brighter future?.

Responsible for the controllership, working with business and financial stakeholders to ensure integrity of the numbers.

Specific areas of responsibility as below:

Financial Reporting: Ensure that monthly internal financial reporting is accomplished timely and accurately, in line with relevant accounting standards.

Financials Review/Controlling:

- Perform monthly review of Financials to ensure quality of reported numbers.

- Perform monthly review of commentaries.

- Perform analysis of the specific areas assigned (eg: revenue, cost, intercompany, fixed assets etc).

- Provide input to management report (consolidate input, prepare power point and monthly controlling checklist, with commentary).

- Provide input to performance review and support as requested.

- Ensure adequate support to the business partners as requested.

- Ensure adequate control by doing Impero controls assigned.

- Prepare schedules and gather requested documents necessary to assist external accountants with the audit and tax return preparation.

- Be involved in other accounting/finance projects and work on tasks as assigned.

- Including preparing accounting memos, lead or support of continuous process improvement initiatives, and ad hoc support of management reporting.

- Measure actuals obtained and flag variances through proper controlling.

- Facilitate operational service delivery meetings Supporting Recort to Report process.

- Liaise with all GBS employees.

- Post reporting follow-up to ensure action items are resolved before the next month end.

Audit support Assist with Audit queries and support ensuring timely documentation and submission of audit requests.

What are we looking for?.

Educational background: Minimum bachelor/master degree in finance or equivalent.

Experience: Minimum 5 years.

- 5+ years of experience with financial reporting or controlling or related business.

- Strong knowledge in working with financial books/financial controlling in Financial Consolidation System.

- Experience in working in international environments (preferably experience from SSC setup).

- Good understanding and experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

- Ability to translate the standards into guidelines for the accounting team.

- Full professional proficiency of written and oral English required Minimum level B2.

- In depth knowledge of Finance processes and policies and full ability to apply these in the daily work.

- Ability to interpret, analyse and communicate financial information concisely.

Technical skills:

- Qualified in Finance & Accounting signifying in depth knowledge and solid overview of the finance function.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving mindset.

- Ability to structure and follow up on assignments.

- Proven managerial experience from similar type job.

- Preferably knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 or SAP Hana.

- Advanced skills in Excel (Macros, modelling, pivot tables, and lookups) and Power Point.

- Strong customer service skills.

Can you balance ambition with care for your colleagues?.

Youll join our Finance GBS team (global team).

Youll enjoy professional development and progression in a growing global company where we inspire and collaborate to build a brighter future together.

Youve been hired for your unique perspective so speak up and share opportunities for improvement.

Build a career that supports responsible practices and contributes to better business performance at the same time.