Job Description

Join our clients dynamic team as a Controlling Manager, where you will be a key player in achieving team objectives and supporting the Associate Director in Controlling. In this role, you will lead a dynamic team of 4-5 Business Analysts, overseeing month end close process, statutory reporting, working capital management and internal controls compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for leading and motivating team to steer them towards meeting GFS\'s vision to be the engine of finance whilst adhering to global process and all relevant financial controls.
• Work closely with key stakeholders (CFO, Cluster Financial Controllers, Local Controllers) to provide valuable financial insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Play a pivotal role in the organization\'s digitalization journey by identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation. Drive efficiency and effectiveness of financial processes.
• Fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide essential coaching and support for team development, ensuring continuous growth and skill enhancement.

Statutory Reporting, Working Capital management and Internal Controls

• Deliver robust and high-quality month end close financial information to stakeholders
• Utilize financial data interpretation skills to provide timely and accurate variance analysis and insightful commentary for statutory reporting.
• Driving team to deliver high quality forecasts to support effective working capital management.
• Foster a strong control environment within the team, ensuring corporate governance standards are met and adherence to internal controls.
• Collaborate with external partner to ensure timely and accurate submission of local statutory reporting to relevant authorities.

Other

• Contribute to informed business decisions by providing financial expertise and insightful analysis for all ad hoc queries in alignment with SLA, offering valuable support to ongoing projects.
• Continuously identify opportunities for standardization and simplification within the process area, fostering efficiency and streamlined operations.

Attractive remuneration package|Be part of a globally recognized organisation

Essential Criteria

• The role holder will be a qualified finance professional or equivalent, with at least 8+ years Accounting and Controlling experience.
• Experience of Controlling/General Accounting/Audit or Tax/Treasury work is required for these roles.
• Team supervisory and people management experience
• English language proficiency, both verbal and written, with the confidence to express clear opinions and ability to explain financial issues to non-financial management.
• Experience of organisational change and building engagement
• Sound understanding of the finance processes in the scope of GFS.

Join our dynamic team as a Controlling Manager, where you will be a key player in achieving team objectives and supporting the Associate Director in Controlling. In this role, you will lead a dynamic team of 4-5 Business Analysts, overseeing month end close process, statutory reporting, working capital management and internal controls compliance.

• Attractive remuneration package
• Be part of a globally recognized organisation

Michael Page