The Assistant Financial Controller plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of financial operations within the organization. This position supports the Financial Controller in overseeing financial reporting, risk management, and audit activities. The role is pivotal in maintaining a robust control environment and ensuring adherence to regulatory and tax requirements.
This is a 9 month contract to provide cover whilst our current Assistant Financial Controller supports an internal project.
Principal accountabilities
- Ensure accurate and timely delivery of financial reports
- Supports the Financial Controller in ensuring integrity of statutory reports using local accounting knowledge
- Provides input to the fixed asset impairment process as required in liaison with the BPO
- Advise the business on accounting implications of major capital investment decisions
- Supports the Financial controller in monitoring and remediating control deficiencies to ensure effective accounting system and polices
- Co-ordinates local audit activity (internal and external) with the business and provides internal and external auditors with requested documentation
- Ensure full compliance with local tax regulations and statutory reporting obligations.
- Owns the physical asset tagging and verification process where required locally
- Support payments process (where they must be performed in market)
- Professional accounting qualification
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline (preferred).
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance or accounting; experience within a Big 4 environment is advantageous.
- Advanced Excel and MS Office skills; experience with Power Query and/or Power BI is desirable.
- Experience with ERP systems, including Microsoft Dynamics AX and/or Dynamics 365 (Finance & Operations), is strongly preferred.
