Company Description
Control Risks is a global specialist risk consultancy that helps create secure, compliant, and resilient organizations. With expert insight and intelligence, we empower clients to stay on track, identify opportunities, and achieve growth. Leveraging data and technology, we provide unparalleled expertise and experience. Our goal is to provide the necessary tools and resources to manage risk effectively.
Role Description
What You'll Do:
* Leading the finance control framework within the Region.
* Responsibility for the review and sign off on the accuracy of month end results across all regional entities. (P&L and Balance Sheet)
* Implement a regional framework to monitor the regular review of regional balance sheets ensuring all balances are reconciled and substantiated.
* Working with the Country Financial Controllers and the Cardiff Finance Hub to drive improvement in cash collection process within the Region
* Stakeholder management with all Local and Regional Partners
* Regional responsibility for the intercompany process working in collaboration with the Country Financial Controllers and the Cardiff Finance Hub.
* Reporting to
Group
Financial Controller regularly on regional entity status, as well as promptly on any ad hoc issues.
* Regional oversight of the year end audit for regional entities and sign-off of regional entity Financial Statements.
* Ensuring regional alignment on policies' application and conduct of processes, to drive transparency, reliability and accuracy of financial reporting.
* Regional review of technical accounting memos for significant transactions.
* Ensuring that the Region complies with all statutory and regulatory reporting requirements in a timely manner and to high standard.
* Providing oversight, support and advice on local and Group audits and investigations, assuring swiftness of actions.
* Oversight of local tax provision and provide input into group tax framework where required.
* Work in conjunction with the Group Tax function to ensure compliance with all direct and indirect tax obligations, including coordinating with external tax advisors and ensuring timely and accurate completion of all tax returns and submissions.
* Contributing to new entities' set up plans to creating optimal solutions.
* Tracking and preparedness for upcoming changes within financial compliance, driven by local laws as well as Group guidance.
* Working with Group Treasury oversee regional cashflow forecasts to ensure accuracy and optimization of intercompany transfers.
* Working with Group Treasury and Control to manage local foreign exchange exposures in local entities.
* Respond to business' needs, while remaining independent, objective and ethical.
* Providing commercial advice, alongside Business Partners, on pricing (including taxes) and financial performance
* Support the Group Financial Controller on regional and global initiatives.
Who You Are:
* Certified chartered accountant with significant, recent and relevant experience and expertise, including:
* Robust and efficient financial control policies and processes.
* Technical accounting and statutory reporting;
* Taxation - direct, indirect, domestic and international;
* Financial compliance in a complex and dynamic environment