Finance Senior Advisor Controllership Management

SP&S Controller

Role Summary

The SP&S Controller is responsible for driving technical accounting compliance financial and operational internal controls process simplification and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. They expertise within a field comprising of different approaches methodologies techniques and processes. They also communicate solutions across own Function with impact on other Functions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the SP&S Controllership framework leading the necessary operating rhythms with Business Operations and Finance team to identify and mitigate business and controllership risks support issue resolution engage in ordinary and extraordinary/complex transactions to ensure controllership compliance by providing expertise and accounting guidance involving Technical Controllership as required.
• Monitor and support SP&S asset quality and cash flow enhancement (past due focus obsolescence monitoring etc.) as needed.
• Work closely with Controllership and non-Controllership functions to accurately maintain accounting financial reporting financial control and information systems ensuring adequate records appropriate authorizations of transactions and safeguard assets.
• Lead and coordinate SSPS HQ requests and Controllership cycles including Key Account Reviews quarterly pre-closes balance sheet reviews closing reviews and other items as needed.
• Monitor litigation cases with Legal and CFO ensuring accurate reserve in place in compliance with US GAAP policies.
• Monitor bad debt reviews ensuring adequate control on credit risk.
• Supervise reporting and closing process ensuring adequate communication with the Business.
• Support M&A transactions as needed.
• Drive overall product line ownership and accountability regarding Controllership topics including key Controllership metrics and ad hoc initiatives.
• Provide oversight on Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements KPMG audits and internal audits across the SSPS business.
• Manage interactions with accounting shared service organizations including account reconciliations closing processes general ledger & financial systems maintenance and accounting compliance.
• Drive implementation of accounting standard changes.
• Partner with IT to support system strategy and digitization initiatives.
• Manage a direct report in charge of the Services and Offshore portfolio.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college.
• Significant experience in Finance including experience in Controllership management
• Strong English oral and written communication skills.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs/projects.