Africa Controller at GE Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Africa Controller

Job Number: 2010501
Location: Nigeria
Business: GE Healthcare
Business Segment: Healthcare Finance

Role Summary/Purpose

• Africa Controller provides technical Controllership guidance to both finance and operations leaders for a specialist area within controllership;
• Provides strategic operational controllership leadership for a Region with some complexity, or has sub-region accountability.
• The regional Controller may manage team of country controllers

Essential Responsibilities

• Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for operational and transactional processes impacting the financial statements, including closing, reporting and analysis
• Drive consistent and effective policies and procedures during monthly/quarterly close process including account reconciliations, account reconciliation audits, GE Corporate Data Request (DR) submissions, representation letters and adjusting entries.
• Monitor & Drive GE and GE Healthcare corporate initiatives, simplification projects and integration projects. Provide leadership on these projects.
• Plan and budget the resources necessary to complete all activities on-time and in accordance with authoritative guidance.
• Ensure that the balance sheet account reconciliations are completed within corporate guidelines
• Ensure US, GE & local GAAP finance records are maintained in timely, accurate and complete fashion
• Ensure Controllership & Compliance of all Finance Activities & Documentation within Local Statutory, GE Corporate & Business practices, policies & requirements
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements
• Performs quality assurance on all documentation.
• Research and advise on complex technical accounting issues
• Support commercial and operations leaders/teams to understand financial/accounting implications of transactions and other matters by providing GE expertise and technical accounting guidance.
• Reports finance status and key metrics to the Business Regional Controller & Africa CFO
• Special projects related to internal control over financial operations & reporting as determined by Business Regional Controller & Africa CFO.
• Drive business growth through simplification processes with P&L and Functional Finance Leaders
• Participate in annual pre-close, quarterly CFO risk reviews and monthly controllership reviews with key operations and financial management personnel..
• Partner with GE Corporate Audit Staff and Finance team for internal GE compliance reviews. Drive closure of open audit issues and proactively work to prevent future issues / manage risk. Lead resulting corrective action process implementation and follow up throughout the organization.
• Perform financial analysis of balance sheet accounts to ensure compliance, integrity of account balances/financial reporting and effectiveness of business processes.
• Work closely with financial and operational leadership to pro-actively assess and manage financial risk.
• Identify potential risks & opportunities & and communicate effectively
• Interpret finance risks & opportunities to local circumstances & present workable solutions

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other Business related field
• 10+ years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in U.S. GAAP, local GAAP and authoritative accounting literature (i.e. FASB pronouncements) and local statutory

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Desired Characteristics:

• CPA / CA or GE Corporate Audit Staff Experience working in a global business environment with sound understanding of global process and transactional flows Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner Strong analytical skills:
• Able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change Clear thinking/problem solving
• Successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions;
• Able to quickly grasp new ideas Adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others Confidence/Assertiveness: strong influencing skills Experience working in a matrixed environment Experience leading in a global business environment; minimum of two years experience leading team members

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
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