Market Assistant Financial Controller

Job Purpose

As the Assistant Financial Controller you are expected to provide Financial Reporting support to the Financial Controller. This includes delivering right first-time reporting and analysis which is insightful and supports the business to develop accurate plans in a strong controls and assurance environment. 

The role helps to deliver the Finance vision of a “world class finance function recognised by industry, the profession and our people” which underpins the company’s vision.  

Key Responsibilities

Describe the key deliverables to be achieved by the post holder and the ongoing responsibilities of the role

·         Responsible for the reporting of financial results for Market with commentary including income, balance sheet and cash flow which is accurate, complete and:

·         Reviews financial information against historical run rates and future growth plans.

·         Participates and contributes to financial review meetings with Finance Director.

·         Fully compliant with all relevant accounting standards, current best practice and any other regulations

·         Consistently apply accounting policies which are appropriate to the current business environment

·         Tightly controls transaction activity that operates in line with global processes and incorporates best practice financial controls

·         Delivers insight to the Division in key areas of risk, growth and performance making recommendations for continuous improvements and remedial action as required

·         Supports and is responsible for the inputs to the external and internal financial audits and tax, inclusive of tax audits as required.

·         Collaborates with stakeholders and other functions (e.g. Business leads, P2P, O2C, Stat & Tax etc.) to ensure successful financial operations.

·         Other Controllership activities as needed.

C. Other Job-Related Skills/Background
List any licenses, certificates, registrations, or any relevant job skill or abilities not covered in Educational Background or Job-Related Experience sections above that are required for the job.

·         University educated (Degree) in Finance, Accountancy, Business, Economics

·         Professional Accountancy Qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) is an added advantage

·         5 years of field experience in Financial reporting

·         Experience working within a complex Multinational Company is an added advantage

·         Good working knowledge of SAP, with exposure to Lumira, Power BI preferred

·         Expertise in creating or extracting information from /to excel databases and use of advanced formulas

·         Proficient financial knowledge of analysis, evaluation, modeling and forecasting with strong analytical skills and attention to detail

·         Developed analytical skills - ability to gather and analyse data from a wide range of sources

·         Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (both written and spoken)

·         Coordination, planning and organisation skills - demonstrated ability to prioritise workload in order to meet critical deadlines

·         Outside-the-box thinking and problem-solving skills, actively seeking to improve processes to make them more effective and efficient