Business Controller

Role Overview:

• Provide and interpret financial information for Sales and Revenue or Costs
• Support the Business Decision Support (BDS) organisation in analysing and monitoring trends
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for key systems and models within the CoE Sales & Revenue or CoE Costs
• Interpret actuals, forecast, and budget data and provide commentaries and insights
• Provide recommendations and insights to management based on financial data analysis
• Work closely with the Financial Director and BDS Business Controllers to drive financial success and growth

Responsibilities:

• Handle management reporting for actuals and budgets/forecasts, including variance analysis and commentaries
• Develop and optimize financial reporting tools within CoE and BDS
• Act as CoE liaison for Finance projects, delivering process improvements within Finance and Non-Finance teams
• Ensure senior management's priority information requirements are delivered and operationalized on time
• Own planning, budgeting, and forecasting process systems, improving cross-functional collaboration
• Design, develop, and maintain business case models, providing financial inputs for strategic/operational initiatives
• Ensure quality and compatibility of data across multiple systems, including responsibility for user acceptance testing
• Maintain a broad view of Revenue Accounting and manage interactions with internal and external stakeholders

Requirements:

• Experience working independently to deliver initiatives and objectives
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, processes, and systems
• Self-starting, adaptable learner with a can-do mentality
• Competency in financial accounting, advanced technical expertise, and understanding of internal controls
• Comfortable navigating complex, highly-matrixed environments
• Advanced management reporting and analysis capability, with experience owning business unit processes
• Experience planning, budgeting, forecasting, and creating comprehensive reporting decks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related area
• Minimum 3 years experience in financial reporting, planning, and analysis (revenue, cost, expense), including budgeting and commentaries
• Strong analytical skills, self-starter, quick learner in complex environments
• Excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting, processes, and systems
• Affinity with large, complex international working environments; occasional travel may be required
• Commercial and organizational awareness, ideally in a comparable industry
• Good communication skills