Senior Controller

Main Responsibilities

-Support to the control function within the relevant region covering the full responsibility of our client;

-Supporting the enhancement of the control environment for the RoME region;

-To be responsible for the preparation of all monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting activities (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement) in accordance with international GAAP;

-To ensure that financial results for local legal entities are accurately reported and on a timely basis, including: annual local GAAP statutory accounts; quarterly Board / Executive Committee reports and quarterly regulatory returns;

-To ensure that the Balance Sheet is reviewed and fairly stated on at least a quarter end basis (including accounts where judgment is required, e.g. SAB 104, VAT provisions, employee liabilities) and that those provision judgements also have the approval of local management;

-To ensure that quarterly corporation tax entries are appropriate and that deferred tax assets are fairly stated – also to be responsible for the filing of tax returns, assisted by tax expert services from within the Group;

-To assist Country and Regional Management on due diligence reviews in respect of potential acquisitions and with understanding the accounting consequences of major projects;

-Support the Controller with ownership of accounting systems & approval matrices regarding significant transactions;

-To have input to any and all legal entity restructuring activity (including liquidations) and to review and approve resulting journals;

-To ensure that all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control issues are reported and remediated on a timely basis and the business operates in a SOX compliant manner;

-To support quarterly legal entity forecasts;

-To liaise with Internal audit and review reports, resolving control issues where appropriate;

-To manage the external auditor relationship, including liaison in relation to audit timetable, deliverables to Audit Committee, fees and accounting issues;

-To support the quarterly management representation letter process;

-To provide support to Controller on the Risk and Audit Committees issues;

-To input to the Financial Crime Governance Group on behalf of Finance;

-To support the Controller with implementing the North Africa growth strategy

-Help manage VAT and other tax related changes within the region;

Skills and Experience:

-Relevant exposure to Statutory reporting gained by working in a financial services environment.

-Experience of Insurance Practice Accounting and Controllership environment

-Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver results to short timescales

-Excellent IT Skills (including Excel and Word)?

Knowledge required:

-Experience with local and international GAAP

-Qualified Accountant or Exam Qualified

-Understanding of Oracle Financials – GL and Hyperion Essbase

-Understanding of the Insurance Broking & Reinsurance Industry

-Understanding of the Consulting Industry

Interpersonal Skills:

-Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

-Strong Leadership skills

-Ability to work across all disciplines and across all grades of staff

-Ability to maintain clear lines of communication with internal and external stakeholders

-Good attention to detail and ability to review work of others

-Ability to identify areas to improve efficiency, accuracy and analysis and suggest ways of improvement

Language – Arabic, French and English languages are mandatory.

Mail: [email protected]