Cluster Finance Team Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating and facilitating pre-close meetings, quarterly balance sheet reviews, and financial statement reviews for Finance Director (FD)
• Budget vs Actuals creation, alignment and coordination for commentary and approval
• Analyse financial statements to ensure completeness, accuracy, and validity of numbers.
• Ensure Quality and Timely execution of close activities
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, WWP, key controls, DTP
• Ensure compliance with targets and KPIs and ensure SOX compliance is followed, in order to achieve “adequate” internal and external audit ratings; Identify and quantify financial and operational risks and opportunities
• Collaborate and partner with key stakeholders including other GS teams, process teams, BU, BUF , Tax, external (PWC, EY, DT, etc.). Be the connection and bridge between Business Unit Finance (BUF) and GS Account to Report (A2R) Process teams which may include participation in BUF/BU meetings
• Regular and timely update to immediate manager – including highlight on issues impacting the team, close process and key stakeholders
• Nourish Credo based culture and Champion an environment of collaboration, innovation and sharing ideas
• Participate in country/regional/global activities as assigned
• Assist in local statutory requirements and submissions

Local Treasury and Tax

• Dealing exchange rate with the bank for netting which includes provide reconciliation with intercompany team related to netting payment. Verifies daily and monthly financial and accounting transactions with the general ledger system.
• Managing monthly cashflow, short-term cashflow forecast, managing any query from Bank and Regional Treasury, and managing hedge assessment. This also includes submission of any local bank regulatory reports.
• Main point person for employee accounting including provide manual payment for salary, cross charges, and tax related expat. Act as program administrator and manage any employee related queries.
• Review Tax reports and BSARs
• Initiate requests for tax payments

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Finance and Accounting equivalent or/and with a minimum of 5 years
• Degree in Accounting
• Good technical accounting knowledge
• Good grasp of finance controls
• Understand local treasury/payments process
• Fluent English, confidence in presenting to Senior Management in English