Associate VP - Financial Controls

As a Legal Entity Controller, your key responsibilities will involve building and managing the Legal Entity Controller model, identifying risks in the Balance Sheet, and presenting views to the CFO/Risk committee. You will be responsible for reviewing and ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of the General Ledger, detecting inconsistencies and rectifying any accounting errors before the book close window. Additionally, you will be tasked with performing high-quality reviews of IFRS Financials and disclosures for external publication to ensure there are no material misstatements. It will be essential to engage and retain high-quality talent with succession planning for critical roles. Your role will also require a strong understanding of the wider business, economic, and market environment in which the Legal Entity operates. Collaborating closely with Country Finance and R2R controllers will be necessary to manage Financial Controls & Risk functions effectively. You will need to ensure that periodic reconciliations and substantiation exercises across the bank are performed smoothly and escalate any exceptions or non-compliance to the relevant stakeholders. Implementing process controls, monitoring activities, identifying risks, and reporting losses will be part of your daily tasks. You will play a crucial role in embedding the Controllership + Reporting model, presenting Financial & Operational Risks to senior management, and supporting various initiatives like SOX implementation, BSS Tool implementation, and internal/external audit improvements. Furthermore, your leadership in people and talent management will be critical to building the right culture and values within the team. Providing ongoing training and development opportunities, setting clear job descriptions and objectives, and monitoring performance against those responsibilities will be essential to ensure effective risk management. You will be expected to interpret financial information, identify key issues, and implement appropriate controls and measures to manage risks effectively. Ensuring compliance with regulatory and business conduct standards, embedding ethics across the organization, and collaborating with stakeholders will be vital aspects of your role. A successful candidate for this position should possess at least 10 years of work experience in financial control/operational risk functions or internal/external audit. Strong communication skills, stakeholder management abilities, problem-solving skills, and a control mindset are necessary. Qualifications such as CA/CWA and exposure to SAP, PSGL, and TPGL reconciliations will be preferred. In summary, as a Legal Entity Controller, you will play a crucial role in managing financial controls and risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving a culture of integrity and ethics within the organization. Your leadership in talent management, risk management, and governance will be key to achieving the desired outcomes and maintaining a robust financial control environment.,