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Los Angeles, CA
Country Controller
Los Angeles, CA
Skiles Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Country Controller
  • Providing assistance to Regional Management on due diligence reviews
  • Assist in collating data and for and creation of, Performance Reviews and Ad-hoc decks
  • Be a business partner to the Mexico General Manager and General Manager Latin America on commercial matters
  • Ensuring that all reconciliations are completed in a timely fashion and provide sign-off on the work done
  • Acting as a business partner and provide quality financial leadership and analytical support to the local management
  • Manage adhoc requests from Departments/ Region for information and coordinate with them regarding resolution of any reporting issues
  • Preparation of current and deferred tax workings
Los Angeles, CA
Kantar Country Controller
Los Angeles, CA
Hauck and Sons
Los Angeles, CA
Kantar Country Controller
  • Track-record of managing and motivating a team
  • Track record of working with regulatory bodies and managing statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Preparation of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting pack
  • Track record of working in uncertain and ambiguous situations
  • Demonstrated expertise in financial management and accounting
  • Oversee the preparation of draft periodic budgets, capital plans and forecasts working closely with the Finance Business Partner
  • Responsible for responding on relevant ad hoc queries, e.g. insurance renewal questionnaires, new hire or severance templates
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Dallas, TX
Country Controller Germany
Dallas, TX
Schneider-Doyle
present
Dallas, TX
Country Controller Germany
present
  • Identify opportunities for improvement of business processes for administration and accounting controls
  • Manage, motivate and train staff to assure effective execution of responsibilities and coordination between job functions
  • Design, develop, communicate, and implement these changes into the business processes
  • Establishment of internal controls and procedures
  • Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the work area and department
  • Liaise with Corporate Tax, Corporate Legal and Operations in optimizing the legal entity structure
  • Preparation monthly and quarterly reporting packages under US GAAP
Education Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Florida International University
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Skills Skills
  • Quick study - should be able to rapidly absorb information and come out with solutions
  • Accounting and financial reporting knowledge – Knowledge of US GAAP added advantage
  • Communication skills including excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
  • Good organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Ability to dialogue and engage commercial teams to help understand, guide and execute contractual conditions with respect to finance, accounting, and tax
  • Good communication skills in English (written and verbal)
  • Ability to Liaise with multiple stakeholders; proactive approach to fulfilments
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Ability to question and challenge the existing processes, with a view to creating reporting efficiencies and improvements
  • Proficient in Ms Excel, Ms Access, Ms Word and Power Point
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9 Country Controller resume templates

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South African Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Managing a team of 13 whom have the responsibilities of US Reporting, IFRS Reporting, Regulatory Return and Balance Sheet Control
  • Ensuring that accounting is in compliance with U.S. and IFRS principles and regulatory accounting guidelines and is completed and reported in a timely and accurate manner; Responsible for compliance with local tax reporting requirements
  • Proactively manage the controls around financial processes and reporting in line with the Managers Control Assessments, adjusting MCA to ensure all risks are identified and controls are well designed and operated
  • Ensuring that appropriate internal and statutory audits and examinations are conducted successfully, as well as ensuring that the tracking of corrective actions for internal, Managers Control Assessments (“MCAs”) and external audits are diligently performed
  • Develop a working relationship with the regulators and statutory auditors, anticipating and informing the SA CFO and CCO of significant regulatory developments and helping to create and implement strategies to bring about desired changes
  • Advise the SA CFO & CCO and other managers of the financial and regulatory ramifications of any ethical and business practice concerns raised within the country/ Cluster
  • Provide insightful analysis on the performance of the legal entities and assist in the process of driving the financial performance of the franchise
  • Involvement with major issues in the various businesses in the country that could give rise to regulatory concerns or franchise risks
  • Chairing the Legal Entity Management Committee, managing and complying with CITI’s Legal Entity Management Policy (“LEMP”) and advising the SA CFO & CCO of regulatory developments that affect the business activity that Citi conducts in the country
  • Identifying other opportunities for engineering and creation of further efficiencies as part of the best in the class Finance project working closely with the SSA Cluster Controller
  • Actively participating in the following franchise or country related committees: Country Coordinating Committee (CCC), Business Risk, Compliance and Control Committee (BRCC), Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO), Local Regulator Reporting Governance Committee (LRRGC), Account Review Committee (ARC)
  • 10 years post- qualification experience working for an internationally reputed bank’s Finance Department
  • Good knowledge of all Corporate and Institutional Banking Product sets
  • Ideally have experience in Financial Control, Regulatory reporting, developing and maintaining control frameworks, with a knowledge of Product Control and FP&A
  • Typically Qualified accountant – Chartered Accountant or equivalent with significant post qualification experience
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent desirable
  • Strong Regulatory and Financial Control Skills needed
  • Strong management skills
  • Proven Control focus
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Execute Month-end Closing processes including but not limited to (i) Monthly Condicable Filing (ii) Quarterly Memocable Filing (iii) Various Submissions including Cash Flow, FC2, CER, BE-185, Quarterly and Annual Tax Packages
  • Review of reports relating to institutional reporting
  • Carry out Finance-Related control activities including ownership of the Balance Sheet Substantiation Project
  • Manage Intercompany Transfer Pricing/Cash Settlements/ICSAs and Related Processes.Review Accounting Flows in New and existing Products; Assist in transactional accounting where needed
  • Assist in collating data and for and creation of, Performance Reviews and Ad-hoc decks
  • Manage and implement mandated regional projects/assignments e.g. GOT, RUBY, RRAI etc
  • Preparation of current and deferred tax workings
  • Analyze Balance Sheet / P&L movements in a month through review of variance analysis of GL accounts
  • Conduct monthly Balance Sheet Committee Meetings
  • Assist Country Tax Council in preparation of annual income tax return
  • Review of quarterly deferred and tax packages
  • Manage adhoc requests from Departments/ Region for information and coordinate with them regarding resolution of any reporting issues
  • Communication skills including excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
  • Well developed problem solving / analytical skills
  • Proficient in Ms Excel, Ms Access, Ms Word and Power Point
  • Good organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Ability to Liaise with multiple stakeholders; proactive approach to fulfilments
  • CA qualified from a Big 4 audit firm preferred
  • Accounting and financial reporting knowledge – Knowledge of US GAAP added advantage
  • 5 years’ experience (post qualification) preferably in Banking sector
  • Execution focused - Results oriented with a "can do" attitude
  • Quick study - should be able to rapidly absorb information and come out with solutions
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Execute Month-end Closing processes including but not limited to (i) Monthly Conducible Filing (ii) Quarterly Memo cable Filing (iii) Various Submissions including Cash Flow, FC2, CER, BE-185, Quarterly and Annual Tax Packages
  • Manage Intercompany Transfer Pricing/Cash Settlements/ICSAs and Related Processes. Review Accounting Flows in New and existing Products; Assist in transactional accounting where needed
  • Manage ad hoc requests from Departments/ Region for information and coordinate with them regarding resolution of any reporting issues
  • Ability to Liaise with multiple stakeholders; proactive approach to fulfillments
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Country Controller Switzerland Resume Examples & Samples

  • Financial reporting in US GAAP: Ensure timely and accurate completion of the monthly close for the country(ies); Accurate and timely completion of the close schedules for submission to the US; Preperation and posting of all accounting journals (Accruals /Commissions/Prepayments etc)
  • Review of results pre-close (vs Plan /Trend analysis etc) to ensure that the accounts are accurate. Other close reporting as required
  • Monthly preparation of all balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that all accounts are adequately reconciled and that all aged items are resolved in a timely manner (30 days)
  • Preparation of bank reconciliations and ensuring that there are no aged items over 30 days on the bank rec’s
  • Quarterly completion of Sarbanes Oxley requirements and reporting of results to the US; Timely completion of quarterly checklist as required by Internal Audit and monitoring of local adherence
  • Responsible for accurate and Timely submission of VAT and other regulatory returns
  • Accurate preparation and timely submission of all statutory reporting and filings. Liaise with auditors and tax accountants to ensure clean audit report and no issues with tax reporting. Managing the audit process
  • Reporting as required
  • Accounting for Payroll as relevant
  • Fluency in German and English is a key requirement
  • Fully or part-qualified qualified accountant in relevant GAAP (post graduate +) ie ACA for UK
  • Multiple business cycles/related work experience in industry, preferably in the retail sector
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Establish and maintain internal controls over financial reporting, including documented processes and systems incorporating controls to produce accurate financial data and provide for the safeguarding of assets
  • Monitor controls, including procedures to verify that controls are in place and functioning, follow-up and corrective action on control findings. Comply with MCA requirements and process
  • Continuous re-engineering and process improvements through the introduction of process changes and technology. Work closely with Cluster teams to support LATAM Controller's projects, aligned with the "Four Pillars of Finance", the global Citi goals and objectives of Citi Finance using standard data, processes and platforms
  • Ensure uncompromised integrity of financial results
  • Work closely with Corporate Reporting to support external SEC reporting requirements and ad hoc requests
  • Ensure comprehensive oversight of general ledger account reconciliations and monitoring processes
  • BA, Masters preferred
  • Experience in an accounting and regulatory banking or as finance in a regulated industry an asset
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to liaise with partners and business stakeholders
  • Strong aptitude for technology
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Country Controller / Kontroler Finasowy Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ensuring compliance with HP's financial policies and local legal accounting regulations
  • Preparation of the annual set of statutory financial statements and applicable notes in accordance with Portuguese GAAP
  • Preparation of monthly/quarterly statutory balance sheet reviews and quarterly profit and loss analytical review, including conversion from management GAAP to Country GAAP
  • Supervision of ongoing statutory/tax reviews and dealing with internal
  • & external auditors
  • Cooperate and supervise tax information prepared by tax teams and designated consultants to complete tax returns
  • Liaison with local government agencies when needed
  • Cooperation with third party external providers for all matters requiring external consultancy and support (e.g. actuaries)
  • Playing a key role in closing HP Portugal books on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
  • Active involvement in local process improvement projects and new system implementations/rollouts as well as merger/acquisition activity
  • First level university degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree or accounting certification (e.g., Certified Public Accountant (CPA), fully qualified and accredited Portuguese Chartered Accountant (TOC) strongly preferred)
  • Typically 5+ year experience external audit (big four audit firm) or chief accountant position
  • Typically 8+ years of experience as a financial analyst
  • Typically experienced in a variety of finance functions
  • Perfect Portuguese and excellent English language skills (oral and written)
  • Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis
  • Strong, proven knowledge of tax Portuguese rules (Direct taxes, VAT, payroll taxes, other taxes)
  • Superior business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel)
  • Strong initiative and independence
  • Excellent communication skills and superior teamwork skills and ability to influence multiple organizations: business centers, country controllership, tax, treasury organization
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Kantar Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Managing a team, including developing and motivating them and ensuring they have the required skills and competencies to execute effectively the responsibilities of the Accounting and Controlling function
  • Review and liaise with the relevant Shared Service centre to ensure accurate and timely compliance with all fiscal and statutory reporting requirements for business units and country level reporting
  • Preparation of statements for board review
  • Preparation of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting pack
  • Manage relationship with local fiscal and regulatory bodies and review monthly, quarterly, annual returns for accuracy and completeness
  • Ensure an appropriate controls environment is in place working alongside the relevant shared service centre and IT division and monitor and report compliance with it
  • Manage interactions with auditors and oversees audit compliance activities and statutory accounts sign-off
  • Oversee posting of judgmental period-end accruals and adjustments and ensure compliance with policy and accepted accounting standards including liaison with the Finance Business Partners or other business stakeholders on these where applicable
  • Oversee contract stage-related adjustments & write-offs
  • Oversee the preparation of draft periodic budgets, capital plans and forecasts working closely with the Finance Business Partner
  • Measure performance against bonus and commission plans where appropriate
  • Evaluate business-led investment requests for approval
  • Oversee production of financial information and analysis to enable business stakeholders working with their Finance Business Partners to make decisions with full understanding of the financial impacts they will have
  • Liaise with the Decision Support Analysts to ensure production of routine and ad hoc analysis and reports, that highlights significant variances and areas for further attention and analysis for example revenue, net sales, order-book, pipeline and utilization
  • Responsible for payroll review prior to submission
  • Responsible for responding on relevant ad hoc queries, e.g. insurance renewal questionnaires, new hire or severance templates
  • Responsible for communicating and ensuring compliance with global procurement deals, along with commercial review of non PSL supplier contracts for overhead or operating costs
  • Demonstrated expertise in financial management and accounting
  • Track-record of managing and motivating a team
  • High integrity and confidence to be able to call out poor or inappropriate behaviors
  • Excellent analytical skills and financial acumen
  • Ability to identify major risks and work collaboratively with management teams to develop plans to mitigate those risks
  • Track record of working with regulatory bodies and managing statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Accountable, delivers on promises and follows through on commitments even in challenging circumstances
  • Track record of working in uncertain and ambiguous situations
  • 5 years of experience in a Finance Manager / Finance Director / Management Accounting role
  • Fully qualified accountant, Chartered Accountant would be advantageous
  • Degree level education, BCOM Honors, Financial Accounting
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Country reporting centralization and consolidation
  • Budget process coordination
  • Participate in financial analysis
  • Implementation / upgrade of common tools in order to ensure accuracy of Country Financial Data
  • Participate in overseeing and coordinating group actions at country level
  • Participate in Financial and Accounting support to Joint Ventures
  • Finance/ Accounting/ Controlling experience
  • Advanced proficiency in MS office (Excel & Powerpoint)
  • Knowledge of ERP and reporting tools
  • Rigorous and process oriented
  • Able to work under pressure and deliver on time
  • Competent in analysis and writing
  • Able to deal with high level people
  • French language is a plus
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Country Controller Mexico Resume Examples & Samples

  • Accounting & reporting
  • Controlling
  • Compliance & SOX
  • Treasury
  • Manage and lead the Finance area in Mexico, including the implementation of consistent and effective business processes, and management of Finance processes outsourced to our BPO partner
  • Responsible for Financial reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP, and the development of forecasts and budgets, and generation of management reports, following strict Corporate deadlines
  • Ensure reasonability and integrity of the Financial Statements
  • Provide accounting guidance under both US GAAP and local GAAP, especially on complex transactions
  • Provide adequate Finance support to the Business Units, through advise and timely management reports
  • Lead and manage all aspects associated with Tax, ensuring compliance with local requirements, as well as with the corresponding policies and procedures in place
  • Maintain an appropriate internal control environment, and comply with all Sarbanes Oxley requirements
  • Develop and coach Finance resources, delivering high performance, and at the same time ensuring a solid succession plan
  • Manage local Treasury and Credit management activities, including relationship with banks, cash management and cash forecasts, in accordance with global policies and guidelines, in coordination with Corporate Treasury
  • Provide support for legal, administrative and statutory requirements
  • Coordinate and support internal and external audit processes
  • Manage all necessary insurance policies and relationship with insurance companies
  • Ensure timely and accurate payroll and social security payments, and the corresponding accounting registrations
  • Act as legal representative of the company with different governmental offices
  • Certified Public Accountant, Business administration or similar degrees. MBA or similar post-graduate degrees a plus
  • Ability to interface with all levels of management as well as with external and internal auditors
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and in a matrix organization
  • Previous experience working with external Finance Outsourcing partners
  • A hands-on and energetic individual
  • Ability to work well in collaboration with other areas of the company
  • 10+ years of Finance & Accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a similar role (preferably in multinational manufacturing companies)
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP and local GAAP standards, as well as local tax legislation
  • Good knowledge of the Sarbanes Oxley legislation and requirements
  • Experience in building and coaching high performance teams
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Assistant UK Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Prepare and post journals for members of the team
  • Prepare, analyse and maintain management information of relevant Balance Sheet accounts
  • Preparation of local monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Preparation of management information to New York reporting team
  • Review, and performing calculation checks of 5 UK & Ireland company VAT returns
  • Preparation and submission of quarterly and annual tax packs to Viacom International
  • Provide information and co-ordinate completion of annual corporation tax returns with tax consultants
  • Preparation of the annual statutory accounting schedules with support for UK companies
  • Preparation of the annual PSA return
  • Preparation of Freelancer payroll journal
  • Preparation of WHT return
  • Preparation of Office of National Statistics returns and managing tax/companies house administration
  • Provide accounting support and assistance as required, ensuring that the business adheres to the relevant accounting and tax laws and regulations
  • Provide support on the internal controls
  • Assist UK Country Controller and controller team on adhoc projects as and when they arise
  • Communicates and Listens
  • Builds Relationships
  • Influences and Negotiates
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Middle East & Africa Country Cluster Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • To ensure that Group, statutory and fiscal accounts are prepared timeously and accurately in compliance with respective GAAP, corporate guidance materials, legal and fiscal regulations; to consolidate divisional accounts and report to directors on legal entity results
  • To advise, guide, lead and support implementation to all divisions on uniformity of financial accounting systems and modifications in systems and procedures due to changes in legal, fiscal and corporate requirements are coordinated, maintaining the integrity of legal entity and fiscal accounting while minimizing expense
  • Lead in-country contact with external auditors, agree all timings with Operations and auditors, and drive more efficient processes at reduced fee levels
  • To provide administrative, accounting, fiscal compliance support as required by directors, operational management and corporate staff in respect of activities/matters related to/or affecting the legal entities including leading any BBBEE related activities
  • Acting as a proactive business partner to Sectors/Operations, enabling the business teams to focus on business issues
  • To assist operations and legal entities in reorganizations, restructuring, acquisitions, divestitures and mergers that might require legal, tax, financial, accounting advice and to provide documentation of accounting entries (accounting memos) insuring that one- off transactions impacting multiple entities are well coordinated and correctly executed
  • Provide Senior management with overview of Risk Profile for the region
  • Support statutory impairment testing process including coordination with tax, treasury, operations and accounting where impairments are indicated
  • Professional accounting qualification; significant international experience in finance/accounting and auditing in a multinational company; significant/extensive financial management experience
  • Related experience in South Africa, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Ability to operate at a senior level in collaboration with diverse internal and external executives; used to operate and influence effectively in a matrixed international organization
  • Proven leadership skills; drive strategic change and build organizational capability
  • Demonstrable skill in strategic/vision planning and development of business-critical function
  • Excellent working knowledge of the English language
  • Excellent communication, presentation, training, coaching & mentoring skills
  • Demonstrable continued personal development both technical and behavioral
  • Strong cross/multi-cultural background and experience; sensitive to cultural differences
  • Ability to operate and deliver independently without day to day supervision
  • Excellent knowledge of statutory reporting requirements; good understanding of direct and indirect tax regulations
  • Solid understanding and experience with US GAAP; exposure to Sarbanes Oxley & IFRS; US FAS109 tax
  • Be highly competent in operational, accounting and fiscal matters, and be able to perform a range of concurrent projects; customer focus and deliver results
  • Professional qualification in financial accounting; significant international experience in finance/ accounting and auditing within a multinational (manufacturing) company
  • Sound practical knowledge of corporate income tax /indirect
  • Sound practical knowledge of transfer pricing tax & documentation rules
  • Experience and best practice implementation in accounting & reporting within an international (manufacturing) environments
  • Knowledge of data processing in respect of financial systems including Oracle, SAP, HFM, RADAR & Encore
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Country COE Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Desired experience 7 + years
  • Preferably in an MNC and an ERP environment
  • Experience with strong organization pedigree is important
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained
  • Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports
  • Managing the local accounting Team
  • Ensure that all relevant tax reporting’s are done on timely basis
  • Managing the relationship with the external auditors
  • Other ad hoc tasks as and when required
  • Qualified Accountant with 5-10 years of work experience in an accounting related environment (trading environment experience would be a bonus)
  • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS and Mexican GAAP)
  • Hands on and task driven working attitude – able to meet strict reporting deadlines
  • Consistent, reliable and transparent working behaviour
  • Ability to question and challenge the existing processes, with a view to creating reporting efficiencies and improvements
  • Open personality with energy and drive
  • Good communication skills in English (written and verbal)
  • IT skills: Excel, Outlook
  • Ability to dialogue and engage commercial teams to help understand, guide and execute contractual conditions with respect to finance, accounting, and tax
  • Team player with an enthusiastic approach to fresh challenges
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South Africa Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Strong statutory knowledge is a must
  • Strong local tax knowledge is required
  • CPA is an asset
  • Audit background is an asset
  • Eight to Ten years of total related experience with three years in management
  • Experience on Revenue Recognition under USGAAP is an asset
  • Analytical skills with problem solving capacity
  • Ability to understand the business logic behind the numbers, recognize and communicate improvement potential
  • Open, innovative and structured mindset
  • Service delivery attitude towards internal customers
  • Readiness for travelling when needed and flexible working hours
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Country Controller Germany Resume Examples & Samples

  • Preparing annual statutory accounts local GAAP
  • Responsible overall compliance for entity
  • Excellent accounting skills
  • Language: German native, English good/fluent,
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Country Controller NL, BE Resume Examples & Samples

  • Overall Balance Sheet ownership
  • Coordinating and managing closing and liaise with External Auditor
  • Preparation monthly and quarterly reporting packages under US GAAP
  • Preparing annual statutory accounts local GAP ( NL, BE )
  • Liaise with Tax department and Tax advisors
  • Account reconciliations & analysis
  • Bachelor (Master preferred) Finance / Controlling or (Dutch ) CPA or experience as an Country Controller BE&NL
  • Excellent German GAAP knowledge
  • Language: Dutch fluent, English fluent, German plus
  • Solid SAP knowledge
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Country Controller Germany Resume Examples & Samples

  • Overall responsibility for finance of NOV in Germany
  • Cooperate in the design and planning of the future financial systems, including ERP systems
  • Responsible for the implementation, management and oversight of those financial systems, i.e. general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed asset register, inventory control, basic cost accounting system, cash management
  • Responsible for the financial reporting systems ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements
  • Establishment of internal controls and procedures
  • Compliance with local and international tax regulations
  • Prepare monthly Profit &Loss and Balance Sheet, and related variance analyses
  • Jointly with operations responsible for the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts and follow up on the execution/progress of said budgets
  • Identify opportunities for improvement of business processes for administration and accounting controls
  • Liaise with Corporate Tax, Corporate Legal and Operations in optimizing the legal entity structure
  • Design, develop, communicate, and implement these changes into the business processes
  • Manage, motivate and train staff to assure effective execution of responsibilities and coordination between job functions
  • Ensure a high standard of professionalism is maintained,
  • Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the work area and department
  • Be fully familiar and conversant with department and company policies, procedures and processes, ensuring all work and actions undertaken are in full compliance at all times
  • Travel when required as dictated by business need
  • Master’s Degree in Finance
  • Experience working in multinational corporations or Big 4
  • Thorough background in financial accounting in Germany (HGB) as well as internationally, including cost accounting, financial and operational analysis and consolidated financial reporting
  • Working knowledge of managing/co-operating in corporate restructuring projects
  • Working knowledge of leading a finance team with demonstrable results
  • Working knowledge within an industrial and/or service business
  • Computer literacy (including good command of Microsoft Advanced Excel, Word and Outlook)
  • Working knowledge of US-GAAP and SOX
  • Working knowledge of Taxation
  • Working knowledge financial accounting in Germany (HGB) including cost accounting, financial and operational analysis and consolidated financial reporting
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Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • F-M Motorparts lead finance person based in Mexico
  • Provide guidance, support and leadership to all Mexico Plant and DC Controllers on financial matters, including operational, tax, internal audit, treasury and legal matters
  • Be a business partner to the Mexico General Manager and General Manager Latin America on commercial matters
  • Act as the key link between Mexico operations and F-M Motorparts US corporate functions of Controlling, Taxation ,Treasury, Legal and Internal AuditEnsure full statutory, tax, legal and treasury compliance across Mexico locations
  • Support the Mexican SharedService function in coordination with the Global Shared Service Director
  • Manage day to day cash pooling across the operational locations
  • Actively involved with the Mexico external finance services providers including the external auditors and local financing
  • 10 years experience as a Country or Plant Controller with exposure to a US multi-national
  • Bachelor Degree in Public Accounting or professional accounting qualification
  • Excellent English language skills
  • Experience of day to day Controlling in manufacturing locations and hands on approach to supporting finance teams and general management in plants and DC’s
  • Strong control focus and able to drive change across operational locations
  • Understanding of both Mexican & US GAAP
  • Experienced at handling Mexico statutory, legal, taxation and treasury matters
  • Detailed knowledge of Maquiladora operations and requirements
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Country & SSC Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Overall Balance Sheet ownership for at least one Legal entity
  • Coordinating and managing closing and liaise with External Auditor, tax Department and Tax advisors
  • Liaise with SSC India in order to ensure compliance of outsourced processes
  • Cooperate with SSC India and work on continuous improvements both cost and efficiency
  • Ascertains compliance with Internal Accounting Policies & Procedures and SOX
  • Bachelor (Master preferred) Finance / Controlling or relevant experience as "German Bilanzbuchhalter" from practice
  • US GAAP knowledge
  • Solid SAP FICO Knowledge
  • Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience, mainly in accounting (chemical industry background a plus)
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MMC Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provides strong proactive management for the country controllership team including developing and mentoring the staff. Leadership of and responsibility for all accounting decisions in the assigned country. Is responsible for the accuracy of the trial balance, and has final approvals of the P&L & balance sheet production, and supplemental financial information required by the company
  • Where applicable, drives the execution of outsourced accounting processes and reviews key outputs for completeness and accuracy and partners with offshore colleagues to provide training and drive continuous improvement
  • Is responsible for achieving closing timetables, overseeing and adhering to regulatory, statutory and tax management requirements. Develops and implements country level accounting policies and procedures where required and presents financial statements for the assigned area to the Board or other management bodies. Provides individual accounting judgments in the form of an accounting memo which may arise from a unique transaction or other non-routine events
  • Participates in the budget process. Coordinates year end statutory, audit and tax financial requirements ensuring the rules and regulations are complied with
  • Ownership of the control environment. Ensures that internal financial controls are in place and adhered to. Ensures compliance with global SOX regime and country adherence to approval procedures. Has ownership of and responsibility for accounting systems and approval matrices regarding significant transactions
  • Maintains a strong stakeholder engagement partnering with other Finance and Business colleagues in day to day operations and special projects. Ability to interface with the CFO while working in a matrix organization. Delivers continuous improvement. Participates in integrations as a result of Mergers & Acquisitions, as required. Ability to drive execution
  • 10+ years in finance with 3+ years management responsibilities
  • Provides and oversees financial information for the country functions and infrastructure including firm wide initiatives
  • Ability to lead and drive change within a transforming and matrix organization
  • Streamlines and standardizes financial activities and procedures to improve efficiency
  • Stakeholder management and engagement, strong oral and written communication skills, ability to manage multiple deliverables and meet targeted deadlines, strong internal control background, technically proficient in US GAAP and local requirements and legislation
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MMC Country Controller Resume Examples & Samples

  • Provides strong proactive support for the Regional Controller and country controllership teams including developing and mentoring the staff. Supports the resolution of technical accounting matters including research and documentation and liaises closely with the corporate financial reporting group to support corporate initiatives and information requests
  • Drives the execution of outsourced accounting processes and reviews key outputs for completeness and accuracy and partners with offshore colleagues to provide training and drive continuous improvement including the preparation of monthly after action reviews
  • Is responsible for achieving closing timetables, overseeing and supporting the country controllers in the adherence to regulatory, statutory and tax requirements. Supports the development of regional level accounting policies and procedures where required and presents financial statements for the assigned region
  • Maintains a strong stakeholder engagement partnering with other Finance and Business colleagues in day to day operations and special projects. Ability to interface with CFO’s and country controllers while working in a matrix organization. Delivers continuous improvement. Participates in integrations as a result of Mergers & Acquisitions, as required. Ability to drive consistent execution