Europe - Senior Financial Controller (North America)

Key Activities:

• Prepare month end reports and templates for Finance team
  • Prepare General Ledger (GL) report from SAP BI extract daily during month end week
  • Prepare Revenue & margin report by client and project daily during month end week
  • Prepare the monthly NA Core Outlook Hyperion template for Finance team
  • Prepare the monthly Backlog template for input from each Tower
• Prepare monthly accrual and reclass journal entries for all NA Core profit centers
  • Prepare monthly accrual journal entries for Freelancers and Offshore costs
  • Prepare internal project costs journal entries for NA Core Profit Centers
  • Prepare Borrowed & Lent journal entries between NA Core Profit Centers
  • Review monthly results for DTS Cost Centers and book necessary reclass / adjustment and accrual Journal entries
• Variance analysis and Budget / Forecast for DTS Cost Centers
  • Analyze monthly variance vs Budget / Forecast and Last Year for DTS Cost Centers
• Prepare Month end consolidated reports
  • Consolidate and analyze Backlog data received from Finance team
  • Prepare and analyze monthly pipeline trend report
  • Prepare CFO slides and monthly Revenue Analysis report based on Backlog and pipeline data
  • Prepare P&L by Account report with cost allocation to the Gross margin.
  • Prepare the monthly Corporate reports (B2B report, Top customers and Global Delivery reports, Specific client reports)
  • Prepare the monthly Cockpit template for Finance team’s update and consolidate data received
• Year End Activities
  • Prepare annual Budget file with Hyperion load template for Finance team.
  • Prepare first draft of annual Budget for all DTS Cost Centers based on last year results
  • Prepare annual GL, Revenue & Margin and costs details reports for year end external audit
• Other weekly / special reports and templates
  • Prepare weekly special Revenue and Margin report for Delivery team on specific clients
  • Respond to Ad Hoc requests for new templates or financial reports from Finance team
  • Monitor and send out error report of Results Analysis SAP processes to Finance team
• Operational Risks and Added-Value Management. Planning and controlling of own added-value activities and operational risks.
• Ensure process controls are fully implemented across area of responsibility   
• Ensures effective communication or basic mitigation of events or proposals that would trigger a negative variance to forecast or budget
• Influences operational management decision making to protect the company assets   
• Satisfy CPD requirements and promote personal development for self
• Active participation in projects outside of day-to-day duties

Skills required:

• Master Degree in Finance-related area
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Finance, including 3 years in Controlling area
• CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CTA and Institute of Corporate Treasurers or equivalent as an advantage
• Excellent attention to detail     
• Reveal independency and proactive behaviours  
• Excellent communication skills
• Practical knowledge of one of the ERP systems: SAP FI / CO / SD/ Oracle modules
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, including excellent MS Excel working skills
• Practical knowledge of HFM as an advantage
• Capability to handle end to end responsibilities
• Reliability in figures
• Solution oriented thinking and working
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to support collaboration across Finance
• High awareness of cost, budget and risk considerations
• Fluent command of English written and spoken
• Support Controlling Team Leader in process management
• Drive and promote continuous improvement culture within the team
• Active participation in projects outside of day-to-day duties
• Willingness to work from 10 AM to 6 PM