Regional Cost Controller, APMEA

Your Role

• Accurate and timely reporting of regional cost and central Cost,
• Be responsible for proper booking of accruals, provisions, depreciations & amortizations. Manage Cost Allocations and Cross Billings
• Coordinate and update regional and central cost forecast.
• Review forecast accuracy. Provide detailed explanations to changes e.g. YoY, MoM, AC vs BU or AC vs Forecasts upon request from BA Controlling. Implement action plans when necessary.
• Process Development and Documentation.
• Set up and maintain Regional Cost Centers.
• Provide/establish guidelines and instructions to various functions to ensure that the agreed processes and/or accounting rules are followed.
• Independently drive projects to improve financial processes,
• Independently drive the documentation of financial processes such as flash reporting, budget reporting etc.
• Set up and maintain online reference materials for APMEA in alignment to Group and BA EA Sites
• Ad-hoc projects/analysis
• Assist in and/or drive various ad-hoc projects and analysis driven by Group or BA EA
• Drive Central Cost improvement across APMEA.
• Review and maintain System set up for regional cost reporting and governance.
• ECS: Ensure that the ECS controls are implemented and followed. Contact person for Group Internal Audit/Control for assigned scope.
• External audit: Contact person for the external auditors, coordinating the work and ensuring that information requests are delivered on a timely basis for assigned scope.
• Financial support: Assist Financial Controllers on various matters.
• Build and sustain effective relationships with locations and across streams to deliver project goals, drive quality performance and implement best practices.
• Ensure accuracy, timely execution and in compliance with accounting principles, company policies and applicable regulatory guidelines for the reporting activities assigned.
• Ensuring that appropriate internal processes, controls, policies, and procedures are in place and comply with Electrolux standards.
• Identify business needs and contribute solutions to business problems.
• Engage stakeholders to resolve any operation issues.
• Takes accountability to drive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) result and constantly recommend or provide solutions to improve the results.
• Actively pursue and provide solutions to resolve issues working across teams.
• Identify opportunities and implement process improvements, simplifications, standardization, elimination, and automation; and drive Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellences for the Accounting Function for APAC & MEA

Who You Are

• At least 10 years working experience in finance and accounting activities, good knowledge of accounting principles, activities and processes, awareness of internal and external business environment, good understanding of the relevant regional accounting practices and the regulatory environment.
• Must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting or equivalent
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate good influencing, presentation, and written skill across functions.
• Knowledge on SAP is preferred.
• Experience in a shared services & Center of Excellence environment is an added advantage.
• Available to travel / full time oriented.