Controller (Shared Services)

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting:

• Ensure timely month-end and year-end closing, overseeing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Prepare individual, combined and consolidated financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) for corporate reporting, bank requirements and covenant compliance.
• Maintain technical compliance with NIF’s, including proper accounting treatment for:
  • Leasing (NIF D-5) – Accurate accounting for lease agreements.
  • Asset Impairment (NIF C-15) – Regular impairment testing for assets.
  • Labor Benefits (NIF D-3) – Accurate reporting of pensions and post-employment benefits.
  • Revenue Recognition (NIF D-1) – Ensure proper recognition for customer contracts and incentives.
• Manages external audit processes, ensuring full compliance with corporate and statutory requirements.
• Monitor bank covenants and financial ratios, ensuring compliance with financing agreements.
• Lead the reporting and FP&A for preparing variance analysis and financial forecasts.
• Provide financial insights to support cash flow planning and debt management.
• Collaborates with the Tax department ensuring compliance with local and international tax regulations (e.g. tax e-accounting, transfer pricing studies, etc.).

Accounting and Compliance

• Maintain strong financial control frameworks to mitigate risks in financial reporting and transaction processing.
• Ensure internal control compliance, NIF’S adherence, and corporate governance policies are enforced across multiple entities.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and transaction processing for accounts payable, intercompany transactions and general ledger across multiple entities.
• Oversee intercompany transactions, ensuring compliance with transfer pricing policies.
• Improve financial data integrity, balance sheet accounts reconciliation, quarterly attestations and reporting capabilities across all entities.

Shared Service Center

• Oversee accounts payable, general ledger and intercompany, ensuring efficiency across multiple remote locations, in several legal entities.
• Standardize accounting and reporting processes across all legal entities.
• Ensure that internal controls and financial governance frameworks are in place.
• Optimize ERP system and automation tools for better finance operations.
• Ensures compliance with local and global accounting standards across legal entities.

Team Leadership

• Act as the primary liaison between the ‘Shared Service Center’, corporate finance, plant finance teams, and external stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Support cross-functional teams in optimizing finance workflows and automation.
• Lead and develop the ‘Shared Service Center’ team, ensuring continuous improvement and strong financial talent.

Qualification & Requirements

• Academic and Professional Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Experience in a Big 10 audit firm. At least 5 years (preferably with Audit Manager experience).
• Expertise in multinational automotive manufacturing companies.
• 10+ years of experience in financial controllership and accounting roles, with at least 3 years in a Shared Services Center.
• Strong background in financial consolidation, technical accounting, and multi-entity reporting.
• Hands-on experience in ERP system enhancements, and process improvement.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (NIF’s), and local statutory reporting.
• Experience in ERP Systems such as: Epicor-CMS, AS400, PRMS, or Promis.
• Deep understanding of transfer pricing and intercompany reconciliations.
• Experience with supplier web portal, and specialized software for finance automation activities (e.g. bank reconciliation, cash flow, etc).
• Strong focus on understanding key drivers for accounts payables management, to maximize cash flow and cash forecasting.
• Bilingual English / Spanish is a must.

Benefits

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