Financial Controller (Month End)

As the Month-End Controller, your primary responsibility is to oversee the end-to-end month-end close process globally. You will ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with group accounting policies. Acting as a key liaison between the Shared Service Centre (SSC), regional controllership teams, and the group, your role is crucial in delivering high-quality financial results and continuously improving the efficiency of the closing process. Key Responsibilities: - Manage the month-end calendar, ensuring transparency, adherence to deadlines, and proactive resolution of bottlenecks. - Lead and oversee the month-end closing process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. - Ensure consistency in ways of working and robust control of trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet positions. - Collaborate with BPO partners and regional accounting teams to ensure effective execution of closing activities. - Identify, report, and support remediation of control or process issues identified during the close cycle. - Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement in the month-end close process to reduce cycle time and increase accuracy. - Support group audit and compliance requirements, ensuring complete documentation and evidence availability. - Prepare and present closing KPIs and performance metrics to management, highlighting improvement opportunities. Qualifications Required: - Qualification such as CA/MBA or equivalent, or an advanced level in your career. - Minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar role with expertise in Month End Process. - Experience with SAP or major ERP systems, including managing BPO organizations in delivering month-end processes. - Soft skills including good organizational skills, strong presentation skills, problem-solving abilities, a growth mindset, continuous improvement experience, stakeholder management, and analytical thinking. - Thrive on working in a highly collaborative and diverse culture. Additional Details: If you possess the following, it would be a plus: - Advanced Excel skills and experience in predictive analysis. - Experience working in Finance/Controllership or accounting areas. - Global Process Owner experience. - Experience in the implementation of systems and processes.,