Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Legal Entity management including ERP reduction and LE entity
reduction. Capital structure fix of entities (debt/equity/quasi loan) and
establish process/ownership of LE cashflow management involving cross
functional team including treasury/tax/ controllership.
- Establishing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for
operational and transactional processes impacting the financial
statements, including closing, reporting and analysis.
- Drive consistent and effective policies and procedures during
monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account
reconciliation audits, GEHC Data Request (DR) submissions, representation
letters and adjusting entries.
- Work closely with the COE teams to ensure the appropriate
level of support is provided by the COE teams, as well as being a point of
contact for issue resolution and support, as appropriate. Monitor,
Identify and rectify process defects in processes run by BPOs and other
COEs to ensure timely, accurate reporting.
- Monitor & drive GEHC initiatives, simplification projects,
integration projects, IT finance projects and International region
transformation projects. Provide leadership on these projects.
- Monitor and drive special projects related to internal control
over financial operations & reporting AND business growth with P&L
and Functional Finance Leaders as determined by EAGM Zone Controller &
LCT CFO.
- Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance
Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory, GEHC Business
practices, policies & requirements.
- Plan and budget the resources necessary to complete all
activities on-time and in accordance with authoritative guidance.
- Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure
compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and
effectiveness of business processes.
- Work closely with financial and operational leadership to
pro-actively assess and manage financial risk. Identify potential risks
& opportunities and communicate effectively. Interpret finance risks
& opportunities to local circumstances & present workable
solutions.
- Partner with GEHC Internal Audit for internal GEHC compliance
reviews. Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to
prevent future issues / manage risk. Lead resulting corrective action
process implementation and follow up throughout the organization.
- Manage relationship with auditors to drive efficient &
effective audit processes (audit planning, debrief meeting, audit fees
etc.)
- Monitor and review that appropriate Internal Controls are in
place, in line with GEHC GAP, US GAAP, and critically examine potential
issues where financial risks & opportunities may be drawn out.
- Ensure that the balance sheet account reconciliations are
completed within GEHC guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements.
- Partner with GEHC Tax leader to manage the relationship with
Tax Advisors to drive efficient & effective tax processes (CIT/
VAT/WHT tax returns preparation, tax audit support, FAS 109 completion).
- Ensure readiness for tax field audits and establish right
archiving mechanism for processes owned by GEHC and monitor/test archiving
mechanism for processes owned by business teams and BPOs and ensure
compliance to GEHC Map 20.20.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified ACA, CIMA or ACCA or Masters in Accounting, Finance,
or other business related-field, with at least 10 years progressive
accounting or finance experience
Desired Characteristics
- External Auditing Firm graduate (Big four preferably)
- Strong controllership analytical skills – able to link
financial results to operational performance drives
- Experience leading cross-functional projects / process
improvement within operations / finance function
- Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new
information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in
ambiguous situations
- Team Leadership & excellent collaboration and
communication skills
- Support a positive environment despite constant changes
- Self-starter & a quick learner with a commitment to meet
deadlines
- Strong attention to details & experience with data
analytics
- Strong PC skills, experience with ERP and reporting systems
- Experience working in a matrixed environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent verbal/written
communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business
issues in a clear/concise manner
- Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and
personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing
with others
- Self-starter and a quick learner with a commitment to meet
deadlines
- Strong experience in internal controls (including Sarbanes
Oxley 404)
- Strong attention to details
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