Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
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Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
- Performing partnership allocations and management fee / carry calculations
- Interpreting and summarizing investment partnership agreements
- Recalculating external manager capital call and distribution notices
- Special projects to create efficiencies and streamline accounting operations
- Assist CFO with preparation of SEC compliance reports
- Assist in development and implementation of internal controls relative to accounting entities
- Participate in completion of annual external audits
- Electronic file maintenance for proper audit documentation
- Establish budgets and ongoing forecast projections
- Work with external Tax Accountants to prepare and review partnership tax returns
- Involvement in ad hoc projects as they arise – for example, as purchasing policy implementation, review of key risk areas
- Enjoy a fast-paced environment with ability to multi-task
- Provide support to AP and AR team
- Assist with statutory report and audit queries payment approvals
- T&E processing and billing
- 4 years of experience (public accounting experience highly desired, Big 4 Firm a plus)
Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
- Supervise the Purchase Ledger Clerk - creating and maintaining Supplier Master Files, reviewing invoices, approving payment runs
- Conduct the follow up, control and produce the monthly reporting and KPI’s for the operating expenses, the advertising and promotion expenses and the prices & cost of goods
- Learn how to use our company IT tools (Sap, Compass, Mgn)
- Help in the preparation of our country reporting
- Support Senior Controller with Business Controllership Framework - ensure financial data integrity, compliance with GE GAP/UK & US GAAP Key Support for Account Reconciliations & Monthly Close Process - adherence to corporate sixsigma account rec
- Ensure that the Finance team provides month-end closing and all other required management reports
- Understand the requirements of the Internal Control Program (ICP) and SOX and ensure that the hotel is in compliance
- Work with external / internal auditors and assist with year-end audit preparations and drafting of financial statements
- Ensure that all internal control procedures are strictly adhered to and communicates any perceived weakness to the Director, Finance/ Financial Controller
- Prepare capital reviews as required by the Management
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance required with strong GPA
- CPA desired or tracking to obtain CPA
- Ability to work well in a team, multi-task, hands on, accountable, and strong communication skills across the organization
- Must be able to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
- Excellent familiarity with the MS Office tools, excel in particular
- Graduate of Accounting, Finance/ Commerce / equivalent degree and Chartered Accountant (CA) or CPA or equivalent with at least 8+ years of professional experience in Finance roles
Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
- Support District HoF reconciling, analysing, and interpreting performance data (incl
- Tracking and consolidating risk plans incl
- Ensures all financial and accounting transactions (AP/AR/Billing/Collections) are processed to established standards and completed within targeted deadlines
- Leads and manages the month end closing process for the assigned business unit(s)
- Provides critical data for, and participates in the preparation of forecasts and budgets
- Provides Business Partner support to the VP and Director of Operations and Divisional Financial Controller as required and other personnel as needed
- Ensure timeliness and accuracy
- Maintain WHQ metrics
- Review account reconciliations for quality and timeliness
- Coordinate US GAAP and local statutory external audits
- Experience in the application and/or design of controls or control frameworks for a traded and non-traded financial markets business
- Sound business acumen coupled with financial prudence and customer focus
- Work with the outsourced finance partner to ensure all accounting activities are being performed as agreed
- Demonstrates ability to build relationships and engage and influence people
- Exposure to US GAAP
- CECCAR qualification an advantage
Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
- Evaluate new report and report change requests identified within the team
- Ensure that US Group complies with Parent Company’s regulations and professional standards
- Guide the US accounting staff on treatment of IFRS technical accounting issues and new transactions
- Assist the Controller in directing the organization’s accounting functions which include establishing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures
- Train and develop accounting staff, and standardization of accounting policies
- Manage quarterly consolidation for the US Group
- Responsible for managing the preparation and distribution of financial statements with related footnote disclosures for external use
- Work with outside auditors and other departments to ensure deadlines are met
- Maintain relations and communications with Parent Company to ensure alignment on technical accounting issues
- Research and document US Group accounting issues to ensure compliance
- Fluency in English essential (Romanian an advantage)
- Minimum 5 years of working experience in an international 5-star hotels and at least 3 years in similar capacity
- At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance or equivalent
- Ability to manage multiple tasks successfully and work under pressure
- Fluent in English language, Excellent computer skills
- Analytical tools and detail oriented, Strong leadership, honest, fair and show integrity and Communication
Assistant Financial Controller Job Description
- Analyzes system trial balances, entries, transactions, to ensure compliance and recommends corrective actions when needed to assigned areas
- Engages in discussions at operational and management levels
- Provides written and verbal instructions on accounting practice changes, and follow-up until resolved for configuration and transaction issues that generate accounting entries
- Identifies significant trends and areas for management attention
- Analyzes indicators of business activity
- Creates and maintains documentation of policies, procedures and work instructions
- Manages schedules, documentation and support for internal and external audit activities
- Coordinates between EAH Finance and other U.S. business areas to facilitate communication of financial implications related to process changes, new business requirements and exceptions
- Supports operational areas related to special projects, continuous improvements, business development and complex accounting transactions
- Documents improvement opportunities in operational and financial areas
- Capability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly demanding, and sometimes ambiguous environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and ability to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and/ or international financial reporting standards
- Experience gained within a similar finance role in a corporate environment
- Able to work well as part of a cross functional team
- Versatile and flexible
- Computer literate (SAP experience an advantage)