Assistant Financial Controller

Maintain general accounting systems, policies, and procedures to ensure that proper information is reported in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

As a member of the finance division, you will assist in accounting functions which may include general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and inter-company transactions. Maintain the general ledger to include the preparation of journal entries, analysis, reconciliation and reporting. Maintain and implement general accounting systems. Conduct account reconciliation periodically, ledger close activities, and provide accurate financial data to support management in decision making. Develop and prepare financial reports including profit and loss, income and balance sheet statements. Review and analyze inter-company transactions. Ensure all journal entries comply with internal and external audit specifications. Participate in the ongoing development and maintenance of internal procedures and processes. May participate in special projects.

Duties and tasks are standard with some variation. Completes own role largely independently within defined policies and procedures. Strong analytical, prioritization and communication skills in partnering with other internal groups and management. Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is essential. Familiarity with Oracle Financials is essential. 2 years accounting experience and BA/BS degree in Accounting or equivalent. Some positions need you to be bilingual in English and Spanish or Portuguese.

**Role: Assistant Financial Controller**

The Assistant Financial controller is responsible for Financial accounting, statutory audit, Internal audits, Management reporting and responsible for compliance of the legal entity. The Senior Assistant Financial controller will support the Financial controller by independently taking judgment and recommending actions while managing USGAAP closure, Statutory accounts, Financial reporting, risk reporting, regulatory compliance of the legal entity that they manage. They will support Financial Controller in carrying out the Fiduciary responsibility for compliance and protecting the interest of the legal entity. Ability to work in a matrix organization and drive the requirement.

**Key Responsibility Areas**:

- **Maintenance of Books of accounts - (US GAAP / Local GAAP)**
- Adhere to corporate deadlines for submission & reporting
- Adherence to monthly close calendar published by corporate
- Timely review of financials and reporting
- Quarterly reporting
- Review of income statement (Opex)
- Review of balance sheet
- Representation letter signoff
- Reporting related to 10K, 10Q and other SEC reporting purpose
- Balance sheet reconciliation review on a monthly basis and timely clean and reporting on any P&L Exposure.
- Ensure the books of accounts are correct
- Analyze the accounts for reasonableness
- Review with Regional controller and Lines of Business
- Ensure critical issues are addressed and remedial action taken. Address the go forward process.
- Compliance with Oracle policies
- Implement policy/process changes and Pro-actively communicate process exceptions & bottlenecks to Senior Management / Stakeholders, as required
- **Entity Compliance**
- Monthly review of the financial position of the legal entities assigned including the operating cash flows and liaising with Treasury / Tax on the intercompany settlements.
- Ensure all the compliance are taken care including managed by other LOB’s.
- Ensure any new compliance requirement are take care.
- Controller would be overall responsible for the entity.
- **Coordination & complying with all audit requirements**
- Internal Audit
- SOX
- USGAAP Audit
- Statutory Audit
- Tax Audit

Ensure that the audit per the Local GAAP is completed on time and filed with relevant authorities- Conducting periodic review calls with all stakeholders
- Ensuring all requirements from Auditors & Tax Consultants are met
- Ensure the final audit & statute timelines are met.
- Maintenance of Key accounting matters
- Preparation of financial statements and notes to accounts including variance analysis with detailed explanations
- Preparation of Board pack covering financial highlights
- Maintaining a clear trail of all STAT adjustment entries and STAT schedules.
- Preparing reconciliation between US GAAP and local GAAP and initiate necessary steps to bridge the balances as required.
- Maintain the country exceptions document up to date by reviewing the current process vis-à-vis the changes, if any, driven by local regulatory requirements
- **Stake holder (Business, Tax, Legal, GBF, Other lines of business, etc.,) Relationship Management**
- Interacts with stakeholders through regular reviews to resolve their queries and follow-up till resolution
- Handles critical communication and issues related to process with stakeholders
- Builds and maintains long term relationship with the stakeholders
- **Mergers & Acquisition rela