KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Risk Management & Controls:
• Proactively mobilise the Country risk management agenda, ensuring high quality risk assessments are conducted & risks are appropriately managed
• Understand root causes of issues & poor performance, identify where controls are not operating and drive remediation through relevant business leaders
• Ensure that the Global Financial Controls Framework is embedded & operates in line with the agreed global model
• Oversight over financial controls operated outside of Finance and drive focus on operational controls across the business
• Maintain & enforce relevant local authority schedules (Approvasl Flows, Credit Levels, etc)
Accounting:
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for both group and local statutory reporting, continuously improve the quality of accounting in the MCO & implement changes in accounting standards, policies & procedures
Financial Process Excellence:
• Implement programmes in partnership with global teams to drive world -class financial processes
• Eliminate, simplify, automate and/or centralise transactional activities
• Local leadership for financial aspects of key transformation projects
Expertise Areas and Internal & External Assurance:
• Active oversight of relevant local filings, enquiries, issue management & Third Party relationship management where delegated by the relevant Global Expertise team
• Liaison with Corporate Audit & External Audit & driving appropriate follow -up actions
SKILLS:
• Comparable Qualified accountant degree (Italy a plus)
• Strong understanding of risk and controls
• Strong organisational & business awareness
• Strong process knowledge; structured and analytical in approach
• Excellent engagement, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
• Ability to work collaboratively with and influence key stakeholders
• Ability to hold people accountable
EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience in dynamic / multicultural environments
• 10 years experience in finance including senior roles either in accounting or business/management controlling / audit,
• Experience in SOX and Controls, project management, team leadership,
• Significant experience in a business facing Finance role:
o Strong understanding of different areas of the business
o Experience identifying risks and opportunities
o Significant experience managing a large and complex set of stakeholders (including peers and 3rd parties)
• Significant experience in presenting to and communicating with senior Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
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