Control and Reporting Manager

Kraków

Control and Reporting Manager
Kraków
NR REF.: 1126439

The Finance Control Lead will be responsible for the effective operation and monitoring of all key financial processes executed within the hub (i.e. financial and management reporting, statutory reporting, Procurement to Pay, Intercompany legal entity invoicing and settlement, global intercompany eliminations), oversight of all outsourced financial activity leveraged by the hub (payroll provider, IBM transactional processing) and overseeing the financial close process. In addition the role will be responsible for driving the Global Control Standard agenda across all functions operating within the hub. The Control Lead role will need to collaborate with the FP&A team to ensure financial and management reporting processes work seamlessly to produce accurate timely internal and Corporate financial information

Responsibilities

Functional

• Lead overall Financial and Statutory reporting process for the Hub including; PepsiCo Internal Reporting, compliance management, statutory reporting and, Tax compliance, filing and audit support and relationship with external auditor
• Oversee the Hubs global intercompany invoicing, settlement and elimination process - including but not limited to oversight of pricing and markup process, cash settlement process, and true up process
• Own the end to end payroll process and controls
• Set and own the Global Control Standard (GCS) framework and strategy for the Hub, drive the GCS deployment, proportional ownership model and actively manage progress against the strategy and targets.
• Be the SME for any process local risk assessment and control design decions, execute Hub Control monitoring activities, Deliver control reporting in GCS portal, Act as SME and primary coordinator for any PepsiCo Corporate Audit work
• Support Hubs capex process - ownership of the accounting components of the capex
• Own overall financial governance processes – Balance Sheet Review, allocation processes, representation letter process to internal customers
• Partner with Treasury to manage forex activity and risks as well as cash management
• Engage with other global functions as needed regarding and financial reporting or control processes
• Partner with Oustide Sesrvice Providers (OSPs) for transactional (IBM) and Payroll (ADP) support and SLA compliance.

Set Up Activities

• Work and actively communicate with Corporate Control Group, GFSS, GBS global finance lead, the hub finance lead, Global IT Control & FPA leads and other global functions to define and implement reporting calendars, internal reporting processes, GL set up, integration of financial managed service providers and HFM reporting
• Drive setup of the GL solution and HFM entity, integration of financial OSP (e.g. payroll) and support rollout and integration of the Hubs project system
• Gain detailed understand of the regulatory rudiments and develop internal capability to ensure ongoing compliance and reporting
• Oversee and led any projects that will impact the hub from a compliance and reporting point of view (system implementation, new regulations, operating model changes, etc…)

People Responsibilities

• Act as a leader for the dedicated Control team (3 analysts), including recruiting , developing, and retaining a highly skilled and engaged workforce capable of delivering accurate, timely financial results while maintain and effective GSC environment across all functions

Key Skills

• Strong financial Control and Reporting background working in a global environment
• Strong understanding of Global Control Standard (GCS) or equivalent
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and a medium level of technical accounting understanding
• 10+ years of financial reporting and control experience with accounting designation (e.g. CA, CPA)
• Experience working with government regulatory entities to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements
• Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams in a global virtual environment
• Strong understanding and aptitude for financials technologies (SAP, Bots, Data Analytics, etc.)
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to interact with Process stakeholders at various levels.
• Proficiency in both Polish and English language
• Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision and strong self organizational skills to manage conflicting priorities