Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to lead the controllership function for Actian entities, ensuring strong financial governance, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and strategic business support.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities.
• Review Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet accounts and ensure completeness and accuracy of financial records.
• Analyze financial variances and provide meaningful business insights to management.

Statutory Financial Statements & Compliance

• Oversee preparation and closure of statutory financial statements for Actian entities.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory, corporate, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors, legal teams, consultants, and local finance stakeholders.

Internal Controls & Governance

• Strengthen and monitor Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and Financial Statement Close Process (FSCP).
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and governance frameworks.
• Drive control remediation and process standardization initiatives.

Audit Management

• Lead statutory, internal, and tax audits for assigned entities.
• Manage audit deliverables, issue resolution, and closure of audit observations.
• Act as the primary controllership liaison with auditors and compliance teams.

Accounting & Technical Review

• Review complex accounting transactions, provisions, accruals, investments, dividends, intercompany transactions, and foreign exchange accounting.
• Ensure adherence to applicable accounting standards and corporate accounting policies.

Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Tax, Treasury, Secretarial, FP&A, Business Finance, and Shared Services teams.
• Collaborate with global and regional finance leaders to ensure effective financial governance.
• Provide leadership support for strategic finance initiatives.

Entity-Level Governance

• Monitor legal entity performance and financial health.
• Drive balance sheet hygiene, reconciliations, and timely closure of open items.
• Ensure compliance with regional and global reporting timelines.

Automation & Transformation

• Identify opportunities for process simplification and automation.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives using SAP, workflow automation, AI, and digital solutions.
• Support implementation of finance systems, localization requirements, and process improvements.

Management Reporting & Decision Support

• Prepare management dashboards, controllership metrics, and governance reports.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support strategic decision-making through analytical reviews.

People Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals.
• Drive capability building, performance management, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Interpersonal competencies:

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Aptitude & passion for both strategy formulation and program execution

• Organized and methodical
• Experience with developing and drafting process and system workflows
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Advance Formulas & Functions

Skill Requirements

Other Requirements