Manager - Financial Reporting & Control

The purpose of this role is to manage the standard financial reporting and control activities for the market / region / group team. The role will build a successful team, manage process risk and drive continuous improvement initiatives across multiple processes.

Job Description :

Main Responsibilities

• Leading the transitional activities for the Canada market in collaboration with CCoE Lead & Regional Finance Services team.
• Leading the Canada Financial Reporting & Controls CoE team to ensure they achieve their objectives and meet TAT, SLAs & KPIs.
• Ensure timely closing of local accounting books & BPC group submission adhering to group requirements and timelines
• Managing monthly / Quarterly financial reporting and control activities by partnering with & supporting the Regional Financial Controller.
• Review Balance Sheet reconciliations, risk analysis and work with local markets to develop & implement appropriate controls.
• Management of specialist finance activities including treasury, Insurance and risk management (including Hedging FX exposure)
• Working with the Operational Finance and Commercial Finance teams to continuously improve financial processes and controls to comply with group policy and reporting requirements from time to time.
• Establishing mechanisms to assess the ongoing effectiveness of the internal control environment.
• Build capabilities, tools and skills within Financial Control to increase efficiency and the value-add of the Financial Control team within the Region.
• Overall accountability for Financial Reporting & Controls resources, performance management, training & continuous development.
• Building and maintaining relationships with markets and the corporate centre, collaborating with and providing decision support to leaders within the wider controllership team as required.
• Assessment of internal control environment with reference to Group’s Internal Control Framework :
• Reporting on internal controls using through a combination of data analytics and KPIs.
• Perform transactional testing to agreed scopes.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls
• Contribute to the remediation of gaps in our financial reporting process, supporting the relevant stakeholders by suggesting practical solutions and assist putting the remediation plan in place for control weaknesses identified internally or externally.
• Testing performed to support the annual J-SOX controls effectiveness attestation.
• Design and execute required controls testing. Communicate results to internal stakeholders and external auditors. Perform required remediation testing.
• Management of the annual controls self-certification process.
• Maintenance and roll-out of control self-certification questionnaires

Professional Skills