Assistant Financial Controller

Role reports to: Director Finance

Directly reporting to this role: N/A

Purpose

The Assistant Controller handles all accounting activities to support preparation of operating budgets and financial reporting. The insight that is provided to the business helps them to run a healthy and growing organization.

Activities and responsibilities

• Timely implementation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including the associated reporting within the organization

• Qualitative control of financial transactions within the accounting periods

• Determination and booking of incidental business transactions, as well as the creation of provisions

• Account reconciliation in the general ledger versus sub-ledger

• Coordination and preparation of the annual financial statements with external partners/auditors/tax consultants

• Work with HR on payroll related topics (including assistance with journal entries)

• Determination of corporate taxes for the formation of provisions

• Coordination and preparation of corporate tax returns with internal and external partners/tax advisors

• Monitoring and preparation of periodic VAT returns and other reports

• Active monitoring of the cash flow

• Cross-departmental project work for process optimization

• Be the contact person for local audit and tax consultants

• Business partner for internal and external clients

Job requirements

• Completed business studies with a focus on finance or relevant work experience

• 3-4 years of practical experience in the field of financial accounting including knowledge in the field of controlling

• Solid expertise in MS Excel and knowledge of MS Office, preferably knowledge of SAP,

• Good planning and organisational skills

• Independent and ability to work in a team

• Flexible, resilient and result-oriented

• Ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, changing, highly demanding environment

• Good written and verbal communication skills (English and the country located)

• Hands on attitude (from opening the mail to manage an audit)

Originally posted on Himalayas