EMEA Financial Controlling Manager

The EMEA Financial Controlling Manager position has overall responsibility for the financial operations in the countries and the entities which operate within mainly the BENELUX (Netherlands/Belgium), IBERIA (Spain/Portugal), and CEE (Russia, Poland, Ukraine).

Client Details

Our Client is a leader delivering their services to the customers all over the world, very well-known and recognised brand on the market.

Description

The EMEA Financial Controlling Manager position has overall responsibility for the financial operations in the countries and the entities which operate within mainly the BENELUX (Netherlands/Belgium), IBERIA (Spain/Portugal), and CEE (Russia, Poland, Ukraine).

Reporting to the Sr. Director Global Record to Report (R2R) the EMEA II Financial Controller's responsibilities include management of a team responsible for the financial activities, management reporting as well as local statutory and tax regulatory requirements.

The role requires a strong leader who is highly competent, proactive and strategically focused individual with a keen eye for detail and the ability to become hands-on when required. The individual should be able to cope in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

The Role is based in Warsaw, Poland and will require limited travel, mainly within EMEA.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactive management of the team (~3 direct reports, total team of 10) and activities of the countries and entities within the EMEA Controller's scope with the main objectives being;
• Management of all financial activities in the aforementioned region through the R2R functions
• Deliver global finance operations synergies whilst maintaining or improving Finance processes and reporting outputs. Specifically:
• Active participation in the delivery:
• Simplification and harmonization/standardization of processes and systems when and where possible.
• Elimination of manual processes and automation with the introduction of scalable solutions
• Reduction of the number of legal entities
• Adherence to the group accounting timelines, policies, and internal controls
• Oversee the adherence to and timely preparation and review/sign-off on local statutory and tax filings reporting requirements
• Working with the External Auditors for any in-scope entities to ensure timely andaccuratedeliverables
  • Overseeing cash management within the countries/entities in scope, including execution of intercompany or royalty payments, and/or bank relationships
  • Manage and review quarterly management reporting packages, and Income Statement and Balance Sheet fluxes to ensure timely, accurate and good quality deliverables
  • Validation and approvals include but are not limited to: Journal Entries, Purchase Requisitions, Systems Accesses, Travel, Expense Reports
  • Reviewing balance sheet account reconciliations in the entities in scope to ensure no material financial misstatements
  • Maintain or improve timeliness and quality of all internal and external financial reporting and submissions, whilst maintaining compliance with all relevant policies and procedures.
  • Driving remediation or corrective action of any financial activities in the entities in scope
  • Ad hoc accounting research and analysis as needed
• Integration and provision of accounting support for new entity acquisitions
• Participation in business or finance related projects for the countries/entities in scope
• Providing value added support to the businesses in the region

Profile

• ACA/ACCA qualified
• Strong technical accounting and tax skills
• Preferred system experience: Dynamics AX & D365
• Excel - Advanced level
• Knowledge: Previously worked in similar capacity within an international organization overseeing remote teams in multiple locations . Experience working in a fast paced, dynamic environments. Knowledge of various Finance systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Results driven with the enthusiasm to drive improvement initiatives
• Technically strong with an attention to detail
• Able to understand the full detail of a workflow system
• An analytical mindset with strong interpersonal and leadership skills with experience of change management and efficiency improvements.
• Ability to improve and implement new processes and procedures.
• Proven background in financial control
• Commercial awareness and business acumen
• Proactive, enthusiastic and output driven
• Driven to develop existing, and learn new, skills
• Willingness to embrace and drive change
• Resilient
• High energy
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills to establish and maintain collaborative work relationships at all levels.
• Unquestionable integrity
• Thrives in a pressurized high output focused environment
• Good people management skills

Job Offer

Possibilities for hight growth, very friendly and challenging work atmosphere, attractive salary correlated with experience and additional benefits like medical care etc.