GEHC RCIS Controller will ensure timely and accurate US GAAP closing and reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis; provide technical controllership guidance to both finance and operations leaders; and manage the local statutory and tax reporting obligations for the legal entities under the scope. The RCIS Controller will report into the GEHC Eurasian & African Growth Markets Controller.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensure USGAAP and local GAAP finance records are maintained in timely, accurate and complete fashion
- Manage monthly/ quarterly close process to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes.
- Proactive engagement in strategic and commercial discussions within the controllership domain, and providing clear guidance where applicable
- Support commercial and operations leaders/teams to understand financial/accounting implications of transactions and other matters by providing GEHC expertise and technical accounting guidance to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Monitor compliance with Sarbanes Oxley 404 requirements as applicable and drive control implementation and improvement where required.
- Drive simplification and integration projects, in conjunction with Finance, IT and COE teams, to reduce complexity and enable local team to focus on value added analytical/strategic tasks
- Partner with GEHC Internal Audit, Region Controllership and COEs as appropriate to review control environments
- Partner with GEHC Tax team to manage the relationship with tax advisors to drive efficient and effective tax processes (CIT/VAT/WHT tax returns preparation, tax audit support) and ensure readiness for tax audits
- Develop and implement team development plans
Qualifications
- 12+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, with 4+ years in Big Four public accounting
- 4+Years of Team Management experience within a finance function
- Demonstrated proficiency in U.S. GAAP and local GAAP
- Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others; acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; explains difficult or complex concepts; works to build consensus, developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
- Experience in working in a multinational company, in diverse and matrix environment
- Experience in working across multiple levels (including executive level), functions and regions
- Integrity: Accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others
- Native level of Russian, and Business level of English is mandatory