Specialist- Financial control

Role details

Financial control responsibilities

• Build the Legal Entity Controller model and identify balance-sheet risks for the CFO or Risk Committee.
• Review general-ledger integrity, accuracy, and completeness; resolve variances and accounting errors before book close.
• Review IFRS financial statements and disclosures for external publication.
• Manage Financial Controls & Risk with Country Finance and R2R controllers.
• Ensure bank reconciliations and substantiation are completed; escalate exceptions and non-compliance.
• Monitor controls, report significant risks and losses, and assess risk-mitigation effectiveness.
• Implement process controls and ensure financial-control policies and compliance monitoring are followed.
• Embed the Controllership and Reporting model and support CFO declarations and reduction of Group Queries.
• Present financial and operational risks to senior management through forums including FORTM, ERC, CORC, and SRM.
• Support BSS Tool implementation in ASPIRE and improve internal and external GIA audit grades.
• Map L3 processes using ARIS, implement improvements, and sustain the Controllership Framework in assigned countries.
• Test and sign off controls for new products, ventures, subsidiaries, and projects; support SOX implementation.

Business, people, and governance

• Understand the business, economic, and market environment of the Legal Entity.
• Lead by example, set team expectations, collaborate with risk and control partners, and support staff development and supervision.
• Set and monitor objectives for direct reports and provide performance feedback and rewards.
• Interpret Group financial information, identify key issues, and put appropriate controls in place.
• Monitor change governance and represent the function in forums overseeing transformation initiatives and decisions.

Skills and experience

• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• PSGL experience.
• Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, data management, and a control mindset.

Qualifications

• CA or CWA is preferred.
• People-handling skills are listed; the source qualification text ends incomplete.

Risk and conduct