Country Controller

Honeywell Aerospace • Bracknell, BERKSHIRE, United Kingdom • 1w ago

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The Country Controller owns financial accounting & compliance for multiple legal entities across multiple countries, having end-to-end responsibility and oversight over statutory reporting including the related audit supported by direct reports in the Regional Finance Center in Bucharest. This role serves as escalation point for external service providers and internal stakeholders.

The Controller reports into the Hub/Country Finance Leader and takes oversight of relationships to business finance, tax (incl. tax advisors), Treasury, etc. Other key partners of the Controllers team are internal and external auditors, Corporate Finance and Functional Management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

·Oversight & responsibility for accurately & timely filed statutory reporting for countries/entities in scope by multiple team members.

Manage multiple direct reports remotely and any outsourced service providers supporting the above.
Overall responsibility for accuracy of Statutory Financials per local GAAP, based on US-GAAP and act for escalation items in Statutory Audit as counterpart to external Audit firm.
Ensure compliance with local statutory regulations/country requirements on books & record provisions
Responsible work rendered by direct reports in Bucharest to ensure deadlines, and high-quality standards are maintained
Pro-active partnering with commercial finance, tax, treasury and legal on projects & overall finance compliance and continuous improvement
Oversight of Corporate Audits in the Country & collaboration with audit team to drive continuous improvement within controllership
Lead Mergers & Acquisitions and Divestitures related work for countries in scope from a statutory perspective and ensure local implications are known and put into perspective

YOU MUST HAVE

·Experienced people manager – ideally managed teams remotely

Master’s degree in finance or equivalent in experience (preferably Accounting or Business Administration and/or consecutive qualification CPA/ACCA/WP/StB or equivalent)
Min. 7/8 years’ experience in a similar finance function
Profound communication skills in English and local language (s) of the HUB required (native/C1+).
In-dept knowledge of Statutory GAAP and US-GAAP or IFRS Accounting required
Hands-on experience with a standard ERPs required (SAP desired)
Proficient in Standard Office Software (especially Excel)
Affinity to IT/Willingness to learn usage of specific IT-Tools
Understanding of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements
Experience with leading external audits or being the main point of contact for external audits – thorough understanding of the external audit process
Experience working within a matrix organization
Experience working with remote teams in a high-paced international environment
Initiative, positive attitude, self-starter, “getting-things-done” and “hands-on” attitude.
Experience in inspiring a team with strong communication and excellent organizational skills

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