Assistant Controller for South Africa

Job Purpose and Impact

The Assistant Controller role is part of an enterprise that establishes and leads the implementation of accounting policies and fiscal controls to safeguard the organization's assets. With minimal supervision, this job prepares complex financial report, statement and analysis to provide insights for business decision making and recommends performance improvement opportunities to support business growth.
Business partnering to drive continuous improvement in processes, management reporting, report standardization and rationalization.

Key Accountabilities

• ACCOUNTING: Reviews accounting and financial records and reports, and designs standard accounting
  report packages in addition to new setup and changes in existing financial applications to ensure accurate
  and efficient financial recordkeeping in line with US and Local GAAP.
• ACCOUNTING SERVICES SUPPORT: Performs complex accounting services to ensure accurate and
  efficient financial recording and reporting, including applying accounting techniques and practices to
  classify and record financial transactions, accounting for administrative expenses, verifying the accuracy
  of detailed financial business transactions, payment processing, month end general ledger close, balance
  sheet reconciliations, and profit and loss analysis.
• FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & ANALYSIS: Builds and reviews complex financial statements ensuring
  accuracy, and conducts and reviews complex financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting to support
  decision making while maintaining compliance with established requirements and policies and risk
  management. Review and sign off of financial reporting (US and Local GAAP) with the Finance operations
  team to ensure reporting reflect business activity and drives insights and necessary actions.
• INTERNAL CONTROLS: Collaborates to craft and implement internal controls, communicates business
  risks with functions across the organization, and ensures financial processes are performed timely,
  accurately, and in compliance with regulatory policies.
• FINANCIAL RISK & REPORTING: Develops and implements process simplification, standardization and
  automatization of financial risk and reporting to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness in
  financial risk management.
• PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Leads process improvement projects and drives financial reporting

• Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of
  relevant experience.
• Experienced working with multiple businesses or within international business with proven experience
  with US GAAP, and Local GAAP knowledge is advantageous.
• Solid experience with SAP and other accounting technology applications to leverage data for analytical
  review, monitor business activity and aid in decision making.