Financial Controller

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OMRON is now seeking a highly motivated Financial Controller to join our Finance Team in our Device & Module Solutions business company based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The Financial Controller will be part of a dedicated finance team supporting the business company consisting of 7 entities in Europe.

To ensure success as a Financial Controller, you should demonstrate a sound knowledge of best practices in financial controlling and/or experience in a similar role. As a top-class financial controller, you are someone whose financial control expertise results in accurate financial accounting, reporting and regulatory compliance. The Financial Controller ensures strong accounting and reporting throughout the group, including overseeing, and monitoring an effective control environment.

The Financial Controller ensures strong accounting and reporting throughout the group, including overseeing, and monitoring an effective control environment.

Need to be technically astute with sound knowledge of financial fundamentals.

A classic accounting background with one of the 'Big 4' is highly regarded and preferred. They must be naturally good at understanding and deciphering numerical data. Ideally, must possess a rather deep understanding of the sector that he or she is employed in (business acumen)

Summary Of Duties and Responsibilities

General:

·       Performing month-end close activities for multiple entities

·       Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information.

·       Performing account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.

·       Gathering supporting documentation and performing recordkeeping.

·       Reconciliation, review, and maintenance of all balances in the entity trial balance - In depth knowledge of the balances included in the trial balance and First point of contact for questions on balances

·       Maintain general ledger accounts and perform month end balance sheet reconciliations

·       Ensuring that financial information complies with professional and regulatory standards

·       Keeping abreast of regulatory requirements and best practices in accounting.

·       Responsibility to identify, flag issues and ensure actions are being taken to solve the problem either by solving the issue yourself or by prompting a different department in the company.  

·       To ensure the accuracy, completeness, and validity of all financial information in the business company

·       To ensure all entities comply to statutory requirements (Netherlands and France) and internal reporting deadlines

·       Propose and support the European Business Controller in the continuous improvement of processes and internal controls

·       Manage relationship and expectations of the external and internal auditors

·       Manage relationships and expectations with external finance service providers

Reporting activities:

·       Scheduling and presenting pre-close meetings for all entities

·       Preparing and reviewing (self-review) monthly/quarterly/ annual reporting packs before submission for approval

·       Preparing the deviation file for all respective entities for the BS (Month-to-month, prior year)

·       Understanding of the movements/fluxes on the P&L (Month-to-month, prior year)

·       Completing the monthly closing checklist and ensuring proper sign off from respective persons

·       Ensuring all manual journal entries have proper support and is signed off by yourself and approve.

·       Explaining and actively solving IC differences in financial data

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

meal contribution, 28 days of holidays, ​Multisport card, partially flexible office hours, sick days
​home office, occasional travelling - cca 4 times per year, mobile​ phone

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
selected candidates will be contacted

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

·       Bachelor´s Degree of Finance or Accounting or equivalent.

·       A classic accounting background with one of the 'Big 4' is preferred.

·       Minimum 3 years’ experience in hands-on financial controlling role 

·       Experience in a shared service environment. 

·       English language proficiency. 

·       Strong excel, word and power point skills. 

·       Knowledge of monthly and annual general ledger accounting and closing processes. 

·       Knowledge and application of accounting guidelines (Dutch GAAP and IFRS). 

·       Knowledge of ERP systems and Accounting Software packages, preferably JDE

·       Ability to work in a multicultural environment. 

·       Ability to participate in group meetings. 

·       Excellent analytical, time management, reporting, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and administrative skills. 

·       Proactively addresses business issues arising and takes action to resolve. 

·       Flexible and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Ensure critical work tasks are completed on time, accurately and completely. 

·       Excellent communication skills and team player  

·       Self-starting and result / deadline oriented and accurate.