Financial Controller

What is the Job about

The Finance Controller will be responsible for securing compliant and optimized performance reporting for Performance Units (based on IFRS) and statutory / tax statements for two Grundfos legal entities in APAC region (Grundfos Japan and another legal Entity in the region). Key Success Factors are :Delivery of both internal and external reporting with high quality and efficiency.Drive and lead the improvement of internal control environment of responsible legal entities, to achieve group targed score.Strong stakeholder management for responsible legal entities and across division.Key driver of external audit process

Your main responsibilities

1.Lead accurate monthly/year-end reporting as well as statutory financial statements for legal entities including relationship to statutory outsourcing partner
2.Contributing with a constant focus on compliance and quality within the financial reporting through complex analysis, continued compliance development, reduction of complexity as well as efficiency optimization.
3.Evaluating compliance issues in business cases and projects in close cooperation with business partners.
4.Challenge and support harmonization, efficiency and effectiveness of global finance controlling/accounting processes, statutory compliance processes and internal control processes
5.Initiating and defining the need for complex analysis, drive the continued development of monitoring, and secure a high quality financial reporting and compliance with global policies and procedures and Group accounting.
6.Supporting the Finance organization at Group Level and at Performance Unit Level in adhering to the Accounting Manual and Financial Policies.
7.Supporting forecast and budget for Country directors.
8.Lead efficient and value adding external audit process, being main contact to local authorities, local auditors and local outsourcing partner

Your background

1.Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
2.Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Corporate Finance role
3.Work relevant experience includes audit/accounting/taxation and have in depth knowledge of international and/or local accounting and taxation legislation.
4.In depth knowledge of SAP usage, intermediate Excel and PowerBi skill and knowledge
5.Proficiency in both Japanese and English
6.Excellent analytic and problem solving skills
7.Strong, organized personality with ability to do the prioritization in the daily work
8.Flexibility and good change management